Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_All countries

ECE_All countries: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.49 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
2.49
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
128th
of 156 groups
All-time high
2.49
in 2022
All-time low
2.12
in 2010
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_All countries, 2000–2022

00.511.522.52000201120222000: 2.52001: 2.42002: 2.42003: 2.32004: 2.32005: 2.22006: 2.22007: 2.22008: 2.12009: 2.12010: 2.12011: 2.12012: 2.12013: 2.12014: 2.22015: 2.22016: 2.22017: 2.22018: 2.32019: 2.42020: 2.42021: 2.42022: 2.5

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_All countries is 2.49, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_All countries peaked at 2.49 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.12, in 2010.

ECE_All countries ranks 128th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_All countries, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in ECE_All countries, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 2.48
2001 2.44 -1.6%
2002 2.37 -3.0%
2003 2.33 -1.8%
2004 2.28 -1.8%
2005 2.23 -2.5%
2006 2.18 -2.1%
2007 2.16 -0.8%
2008 2.13 -1.6%
2009 2.12 -0.3%
2010 2.12 -0.1%
2011 2.12 +0.1%
2012 2.13 +0.6%
2013 2.15 +0.7%
2014 2.16 +0.4%
2015 2.19 +1.6%
2016 2.23 +1.6%
2017 2.25 +1.1%
2018 2.32 +3.2%
2019 2.36 +1.6%
2020 2.4 +1.7%
2021 2.44 +1.9%
2022 2.49 +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.27 2.12 2.48 10
2010s 2.2 2.12 2.36 10
2020s 2.44 2.4 2.49 3

Countries ranked near ECE_All countries

  1. 125 Israel 3.02 compare
  2. 126 Poland 2.94 compare
  3. 127 Georgia 2.93 compare
  4. 128 Albania 2.89 compare
  5. 129 Costa Rica 2.77 compare
  6. 130 Honduras 2.73 compare
  7. 131 Denmark 2.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_All countries?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_All countries was 2.49 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECE_All countries?
The highest recorded value was 2.49 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECE_All countries?
The lowest recorded value was 2.12 in 2010.
How does ECE_All countries rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
ECE_All countries ranks 128th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in ECE_All countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ECE_All countries 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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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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