Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_CIS (CWG)

ECE_CIS (CWG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 4.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
4.2
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
104th
of 156 groups
All-time high
4.2
in 2022
All-time low
3.55
in 2008
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_CIS (CWG), 2000–2022

012342000201120222000: 42001: 3.92002: 3.82003: 3.82004: 3.72005: 3.72006: 3.62007: 3.62008: 3.62009: 3.62010: 3.62011: 3.62012: 3.72013: 3.72014: 3.72015: 3.82016: 3.82017: 3.92018: 42019: 42020: 4.12021: 4.12022: 4.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_CIS (CWG) stood at 4.2. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_CIS (CWG) peaked at 4.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.55, in 2008.

ECE_CIS (CWG) ranks 104th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_CIS (CWG), 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_CIS (CWG), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 3.98
2001 3.92 -1.7%
2002 3.83 -2.2%
2003 3.76 -1.8%
2004 3.7 -1.5%
2005 3.65 -1.5%
2006 3.59 -1.6%
2007 3.59 -0.0%
2008 3.55 -1.1%
2009 3.57 +0.6%
2010 3.59 +0.6%
2011 3.63 +0.9%
2012 3.66 +0.9%
2013 3.67 +0.2%
2014 3.71 +1.1%
2015 3.76 +1.4%
2016 3.83 +1.8%
2017 3.89 +1.6%
2018 3.97 +1.9%
2019 4.04 +1.8%
2020 4.1 +1.5%
2021 4.14 +1.1%
2022 4.2 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.72 3.55 3.98 10
2010s 3.77 3.59 4.04 10
2020s 4.15 4.1 4.2 3

Countries ranked near ECE_CIS (CWG)

  1. 101 Dominica 3.61 compare
  2. 101 Brunei Darussalam 3.61 compare
  3. 101 France 3.61 compare
  4. 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.59 compare
  5. 105 Slovakia 3.56 compare
  6. 106 Kyrgyzstan 3.52 compare
  7. 106 Iraq 3.52 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_CIS (CWG)?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_CIS (CWG) was 4.2 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECE_CIS (CWG)?
The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECE_CIS (CWG)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.55 in 2008.
How does ECE_CIS (CWG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
ECE_CIS (CWG) ranks 104th 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_CIS (CWG)?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECE_CIS (CWG) 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
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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