Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Colombia
Colombia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.1 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
2.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.58
in 1990
All-time low
2.1
in 2020
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Colombia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Colombia is 2.1, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Colombia peaked at 3.58 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 154th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.58 | — |
| 1991 | 3.53 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.48 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 3.43 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 3.38 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 3.33 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 3.28 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.22 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 3.17 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.11 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.05 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.99 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.93 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.87 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.81 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.75 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.69 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.62 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.55 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.49 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.42 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.36 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.31 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.26 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.22 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.19 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.16 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.14 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.12 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.11 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.1 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.35 | 3.11 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.77 | 2.49 | 3.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 | 2.11 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Colombia?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Colombia was 2.1 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Colombia ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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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