Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Niger
Niger: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 15.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 198 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 1980
All-time low
14.9%
in 2011
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Niger, 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 Niger is 15.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Niger peaked at 16.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2011.
Niger ranks 8th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.8% | — |
| 1981 | 16.8% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 16.7% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 16.7% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 16.6% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 16.6% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 16.6% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.7% | 16.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 15.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.9% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Niger?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Niger was 15.6% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2011.
- How does Niger rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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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