Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.01 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
5.01
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
75th
of 193 countries
All-time high
5.01
in 2022
All-time low
3.67
in 2007
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Azerbaijan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 5.01 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Azerbaijan peaked at 5.01 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.67, in 2007.
That places Azerbaijan 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.69 | — |
| 1991 | 4.61 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 4.53 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 4.46 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 4.38 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 4.31 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 4.23 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 4.16 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 4.08 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 4.01 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.95 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.88 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.83 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.78 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.73 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.7 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.68 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.67 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.68 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.7 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.73 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.78 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.84 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.92 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 4 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 4.22 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 4.34 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.47 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.73 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.87 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 5.01 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.35 | 4.01 | 4.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.76 | 3.67 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 | 3.73 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.87 | 4.73 | 5.01 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Azerbaijan?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Azerbaijan was 5.01 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.01 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 in 2007.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Azerbaijan ranks 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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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