Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Senegal
Senegal: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 21.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.8%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
2nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
21.8%
in 2024
All-time low
18.6%
in 2005
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 21.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Senegal peaked at 21.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 2nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.5% | — |
| 1981 | 19.5% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 19.5% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 19.4% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 19.4% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 19.4% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 19.4% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 19.4% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 19.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 19.3% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 19.3% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 19.3% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 19.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 19.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 18.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.4% | 19.3% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 18.9% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 18.6% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.8% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 20.8% | 21.8% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Senegal?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Senegal was 21.8% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Senegal ranks 2nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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