Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Croatia
Croatia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.67 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Croatia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Croatia stood at 1.67. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Croatia peaked at 2.78 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.67, in 2017.
That places Croatia 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.77 | — |
| 1991 | 2.78 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.78 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.78 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.78 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.77 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.75 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2.73 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.69 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.64 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.58 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.5 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.42 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.34 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.25 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 2.16 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.08 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.01 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.95 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.89 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.84 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.79 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.76 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.72 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.69 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.68 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.67 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.67 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.67 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.67 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.67 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.67 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.75 | 2.64 | 2.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 | 1.89 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 | 1.67 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Croatia?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Croatia was 1.67 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 in 1991.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 in 2017.
- How does Croatia rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Croatia ranks 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia 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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