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

Latest (2022)
4.5
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
101st
of 156 groups
All-time high
5.46
in 2000
All-time low
4.5
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), 2000–2022

02462000201120222000: 5.52001: 5.42002: 5.32003: 5.22004: 5.22005: 5.12006: 5.12007: 5.12008: 5.12009: 52010: 52011: 4.92012: 4.92013: 4.92014: 4.82015: 4.82016: 4.72017: 4.72018: 4.62019: 4.62020: 4.62021: 4.52022: 4.5

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

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.19 5 5.46 10
2010s 4.79 4.6 4.95 10
2020s 4.54 4.5 4.6 3

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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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Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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