Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)

ECE_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.56 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
3.56
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
118th
of 156 groups
All-time high
4
in 2000
All-time low
3.37
in 2013
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), 2000–2022

012342000201120222000: 42001: 3.92002: 3.82003: 3.72004: 3.62005: 3.52006: 3.52007: 3.52008: 3.42009: 3.42010: 3.42011: 3.42012: 3.42013: 3.42014: 3.42015: 3.42016: 3.42017: 3.52018: 3.52019: 3.52020: 3.62021: 3.52022: 3.6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) stood at 3.56.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) peaked at 4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.37, in 2013.

ECE_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) ranks 118th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), 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_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 4
2001 3.89 -2.5%
2002 3.81 -2.1%
2003 3.72 -2.3%
2004 3.63 -2.5%
2005 3.54 -2.4%
2006 3.47 -2.1%
2007 3.46 -0.2%
2008 3.38 -2.3%
2009 3.39 +0.4%
2010 3.39 +0.0%
2011 3.4 +0.3%
2012 3.43 +0.6%
2013 3.37 -1.7%
2014 3.39 +0.7%
2015 3.41 +0.5%
2016 3.44 +0.9%
2017 3.47 +0.9%
2018 3.49 +0.7%
2019 3.53 +1.0%
2020 3.56 +1.0%
2021 3.53 -0.9%
2022 3.56 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.63 3.38 4 10
2010s 3.43 3.37 3.53 10
2020s 3.55 3.53 3.56 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was 3.56 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECE_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECE_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.37 in 2013.
How does ECE_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
ECE_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) ranks 118th 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_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ECE_Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) 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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Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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