Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Belarus
Belarus: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.64 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
2.64
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
134th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3
in 1990
All-time low
2.43
in 2009
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Belarus, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Belarus stood at 2.64.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Belarus peaked at 3 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.43, in 2009.
That places Belarus 134th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 | — |
| 1991 | 2.99 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.98 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.97 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.96 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.94 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.93 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.91 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.88 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.84 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.8 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 2.75 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.7 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.64 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.59 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.54 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.5 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.47 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.44 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.43 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.43 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.44 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.45 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.46 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.47 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.47 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.48 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.5 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.52 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.54 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.57 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.61 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.64 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.94 | 2.84 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.59 | 2.43 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 | 2.43 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 | 2.57 | 2.64 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Belarus?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Belarus was 2.64 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 in 2009.
- How does Belarus rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Belarus ranks 134th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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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