Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)
ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 4.18 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) stood at 4.18. 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 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) peaked at 4.18 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.54, in 2008.
ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) ranks 105th 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_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.97 | — |
| 2001 | 3.9 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.82 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 3.75 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 3.69 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.64 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.58 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.58 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.54 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.56 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.58 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.62 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.65 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.66 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.7 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.75 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.82 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.88 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.95 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.02 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.08 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 4.13 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.18 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7 | 3.54 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.76 | 3.58 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.13 | 4.08 | 4.18 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.59 compare
- 105 Slovakia 3.56 compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 3.52 compare
- 106 Iraq 3.52 compare
- 108 Jordan 3.5 compare
More health data for ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,135 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.38 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 18.98 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.64 (2020)
All data for ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) was 4.18 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.18 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 in 2008.
- How does ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) ranks 105th 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_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) 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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