Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Canada
Canada: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.74 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Canada, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Canada is 1.74, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Canada peaked at 1.74 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.17, in 2005.
That places Canada 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.24 | — |
| 1991 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.25 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.24 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.23 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.22 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.21 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.19 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.18 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.17 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.18 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.19 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.21 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.23 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.26 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.34 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.39 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.43 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.49 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.54 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.6 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.67 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 1.74 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 1.19 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1.6 | 1.74 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Canada?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Canada was 1.74 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 in 2005.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Canada ranks 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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