Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 4.5 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) is 4.5, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) peaked at 5.46 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2022.
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) ranks 101st of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.46 | — |
| 2001 | 5.36 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.3 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.21 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.2 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.11 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.1 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.05 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.05 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.95 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.94 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.91 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.89 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.82 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.78 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.73 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.69 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.64 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.6 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.19 | 5 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.79 | 4.6 | 4.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
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- 101 Brunei Darussalam 3.61 compare
- 101 France 3.61 compare
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.59 compare
More health data for Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6377 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 5,347 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 3,332 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 10,091 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 2,856 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 16,279 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 7,600 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 4,744 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.13 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) was 4.5 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2022.
- How does Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) ranks 101st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) 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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