Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Denmark
Denmark: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.7 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Denmark, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Denmark is 2.7, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Denmark peaked at 2.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.51, in 2002.
Denmark ranks 131st 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.89 | — |
| 1991 | 1.85 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.81 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.76 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.72 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.68 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.65 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.61 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.58 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.56 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.54 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.52 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.51 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.51 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.51 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.52 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.54 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.56 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.58 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.62 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.66 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.71 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.77 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.83 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.91 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.99 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.08 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.17 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.26 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 2.37 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 2.48 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.59 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 | 1.56 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 | 1.51 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 | 1.66 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 | 2.48 | 2.7 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Denmark?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Denmark was 2.7 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 in 2002.
- How does Denmark rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Denmark ranks 131st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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