Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Albania
Albania: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.89 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Albania, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Albania stood at 2.89. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Albania peaked at 2.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.52, in 2007.
Albania ranks 128th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.94 | — |
| 1991 | 1.91 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.88 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.85 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.83 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.81 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.79 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.77 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.74 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.72 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.69 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.66 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.63 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.6 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.57 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.55 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.53 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.52 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.52 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.53 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.56 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.59 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.64 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.71 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.79 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.89 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 2.12 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.25 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 2.39 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 2.54 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 2.71 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 2.89 | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 | 1.72 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 | 1.52 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 | 1.56 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.71 | 2.54 | 2.89 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Albania?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Albania was 2.89 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 in 2007.
- How does Albania rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Albania ranks 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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