Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Belize
Belize: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.03 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.03
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
124th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.93
in 1990
All-time low
2.75
in 2012
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Belize, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Belize recorded 3.03 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Belize peaked at 3.93 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.75, in 2012.
That places Belize 124th 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 Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.93 | — |
| 1991 | 3.84 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 3.76 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 3.69 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 3.61 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 3.54 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 3.46 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 3.39 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 3.31 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 3.24 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.17 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 3.1 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.04 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.98 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.93 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.89 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.85 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.82 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.8 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.78 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.77 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.76 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.75 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.76 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.76 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.78 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.79 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.82 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.85 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.88 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.93 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.97 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.03 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.58 | 3.24 | 3.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 | 2.78 | 3.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 | 2.75 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 | 2.93 | 3.03 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Belize?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Belize was 3.03 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Belize ranks 124th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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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