Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.1 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
5.1
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
72nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
7.85
in 1990
All-time low
5.1
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Bahrain, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 5.1 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Bahrain peaked at 7.85 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.1, in 2022.
Bahrain ranks 72nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.85 | — |
| 1991 | 7.8 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 7.75 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 7.68 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 7.61 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 7.54 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.45 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 7.36 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 7.26 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 7.16 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 7.06 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 6.95 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.85 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.74 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.63 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.53 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.44 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.36 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 6.3 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.24 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.18 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.1 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 6.01 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.92 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.83 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.74 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.64 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 5.55 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.45 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.36 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.27 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 5.18 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.1 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.55 | 7.16 | 7.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.61 | 6.24 | 7.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.78 | 5.36 | 6.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.18 | 5.1 | 5.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 69 Turkmenistan 5.31 compare
- 70 Kazakhstan 5.23 compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 5.18 compare
- 73 Lesotho 5.07 compare
- 74 Syrian Arab Republic 5.02 compare
- 75 Azerbaijan 5.01 compare
More health data for Bahrain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4635 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 476.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2286 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Bahrain?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Bahrain was 5.1 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.85 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 in 2022.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Bahrain ranks 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain 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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