Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Austria
Austria: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.94 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.94
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
159th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.94
in 2022
All-time low
1.8
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Austria, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Austria stood at 1.94. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Austria peaked at 1.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 1990.
That places Austria 159th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.8 | — |
| 1991 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.81 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.82 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.84 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.85 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.86 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.87 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.87 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.88 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.89 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.88 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.87 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.85 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.85 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.84 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.84 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.85 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.86 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.88 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.89 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.91 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.92 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.93 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.93 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.93 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.93 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.93 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.94 | +0.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1.94 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.31, 84% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1.94 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.64, 73% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.84 | 1.8 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 | 1.84 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 | 1.84 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.94 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 156 Papua New Guinea 1.99 compare
- 156 Turkey 1.99 compare
- 158 Latvia 1.95 compare
- 160 Serbia 1.93 compare
- 160 Luxembourg 1.93 compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 1.89 compare
- 162 Slovenia 1.89 compare
More health data for Austria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 27 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0217 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0228 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Austria?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Austria was 1.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Austria ranks 159th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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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