Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 8.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.3%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
26th
of 198 countries
All-time high
14.5%
in 1994
All-time low
8.3%
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Ethiopia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Ethiopia is 8.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Ethiopia peaked at 14.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 26th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.1% | — |
| 1981 | 14.1% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 14.1% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 14.1% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 14.2% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 14.2% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 14.2% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 14.4% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 14.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 14.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 14.3% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 12.9% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.9% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Ethiopia?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Ethiopia was 8.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Ethiopia ranks 26th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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