Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in América Latina y el Caribe
América Latina y el Caribe: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.47 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in América Latina y el Caribe, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
América Latina y el Caribe recorded 2.47 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in América Latina y el Caribe peaked at 2.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.21, in 2013.
That places América Latina y el Caribe 133rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in América Latina y el Caribe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9 | — |
| 2001 | 2.82 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.73 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.68 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.58 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.52 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.48 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.4 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.34 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.29 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.25 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.22 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.22 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.21 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.21 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.22 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.26 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.26 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.32 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.37 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.42 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.47 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.57 | 2.29 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 | 2.21 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 | 2.37 | 2.47 | 3 |
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More health data for América Latina y el Caribe
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,095 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 76,696 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in América Latina y el Caribe?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in América Latina y el Caribe was 2.47 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in América Latina y el Caribe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in América Latina y el Caribe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 in 2013.
- How does América Latina y el Caribe rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- América Latina y el Caribe ranks 133rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in América Latina y el Caribe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this América Latina y el Caribe 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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