Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.66 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
2.66
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
132nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
4.18
in 1995
All-time low
2.58
in 2016
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Brazil, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 2.66 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Brazil peaked at 4.18 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.58, in 2016.
Brazil ranks 132nd 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.01 | — |
| 1991 | 4.06 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.1 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.14 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 4.17 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.18 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.17 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.15 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 4.11 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 4.06 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 3.99 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 3.9 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.79 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.67 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.54 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 3.4 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.26 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.13 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 3.01 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.91 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.82 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.75 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.69 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.64 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.61 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.59 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.58 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.58 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.59 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.6 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.62 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.64 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.66 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.12 | 4.01 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 | 2.91 | 3.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 | 2.58 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 | 2.62 | 2.66 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Brazil?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Brazil was 2.66 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 4.18 in 1995.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Brazil ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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