Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Gambia
Gambia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 16.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.1%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
6th
of 198 countries
All-time high
18.1%
in 1996
All-time low
16.1%
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Gambia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 16.1% for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Gambia peaked at 18.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2024.
That places Gambia 6th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.2% | — |
| 1981 | 17.2% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 17.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 17.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 17.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 17.6% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 17.7% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 17.8% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 17.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 18.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.4% | 17.2% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 17.8% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 17.2% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.5% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 16.1% | 16.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Gambia?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Gambia was 16.1% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Gambia ranks 6th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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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