Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Czechia
Czechia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.32 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3.32
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
112th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.32
in 2022
All-time low
2.44
in 2007
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Czechia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Czechia stood at 3.32. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Czechia peaked at 3.32 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.44, in 2007.
Czechia ranks 112th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.79 | — |
| 1991 | 2.74 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.7 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 2.66 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 2.64 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 2.64 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.63 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.63 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.63 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.63 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.61 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.59 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.56 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.53 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.5 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.48 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.46 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.44 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.44 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.45 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.49 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.54 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.67 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.75 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.83 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.9 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.97 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.04 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.11 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.18 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.25 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 3.32 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.67 | 2.63 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.51 | 2.44 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 | 2.49 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 | 3.18 | 3.32 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 109 United Arab Emirates 3.44 compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 3.41 compare
- 111 Russian Federation 3.34 compare
- 112 South Africa 3.32 compare
- 114 Republic of Moldova 3.3 compare
- 115 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.23 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Czechia?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Czechia was 3.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 in 2007.
- How does Czechia rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Czechia ranks 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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