Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Americas (WHO regions)
Americas (WHO regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.12 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Americas (WHO regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Americas (WHO regions) stood at 2.12.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Americas (WHO regions) peaked at 2.45 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.91, in 2013.
That places Americas (WHO regions) 144th 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 Americas (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.45 | — |
| 2001 | 2.39 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.31 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.28 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.2 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.13 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.05 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 2 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.97 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.94 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.92 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.92 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.91 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.91 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.92 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.94 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.94 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.01 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.04 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.09 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.12 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.19 | 1.97 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 | 1.91 | 2.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 | 2.04 | 2.12 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO regions)
More health data for Americas (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,478 (2100)
- Child deaths 23,428 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.04 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 76,643 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.75 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 53,215 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 5.78 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 79,646 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 58,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Americas (WHO regions)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Americas (WHO regions) was 2.12 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Americas (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Americas (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 in 2013.
- How does Americas (WHO regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Americas (WHO regions) ranks 144th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Americas (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas (WHO regions) 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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