Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Caribbean (UNSDG)
Caribbean (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 4.94 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Caribbean (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Caribbean (UNSDG) recorded 4.94 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Caribbean (UNSDG) peaked at 4.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.47, in 2010.
That places Caribbean (UNSDG) 95th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Caribbean (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.77 | — |
| 2001 | 4.73 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.68 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.6 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 4.59 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.52 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 4.48 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.5 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.48 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.48 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.47 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.49 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.52 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.53 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.54 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.6 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.6 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.63 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4.66 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.72 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.78 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.87 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.94 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.58 | 4.48 | 4.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.58 | 4.47 | 4.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.86 | 4.78 | 4.94 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean (UNSDG)
More health data for Caribbean (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 350.27 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 53.98 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.41 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 6.25 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 31.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 11.75 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 2.9 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.8 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 71.8 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Caribbean (UNSDG) was 4.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.47 in 2010.
- How does Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 95th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Caribbean (UNSDG) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).