Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_Euro area (EMU)

ECE_Euro area (EMU): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.25 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
2.25
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
139th
of 156 groups
All-time high
2.25
in 2022
All-time low
1.61
in 2006
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

00.511.522.52000201120222000: 1.72001: 1.72002: 1.72003: 1.72004: 1.72005: 1.62006: 1.62007: 1.62008: 1.62009: 1.62010: 1.62011: 1.72012: 1.72013: 1.72014: 1.82015: 1.82016: 1.92017: 1.92018: 22019: 22020: 2.12021: 2.22022: 2.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) stood at 2.25. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) peaked at 2.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.61, in 2006.

That places ECE_Euro area (EMU) 139th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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_Euro area (EMU), 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_Euro area (EMU), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 1.71
2001 1.69 -1.0%
2002 1.67 -1.2%
2003 1.66 -0.8%
2004 1.65 -0.4%
2005 1.64 -0.9%
2006 1.61 -1.7%
2007 1.62 +0.7%
2008 1.62 -0.1%
2009 1.64 +1.0%
2010 1.63 -0.1%
2011 1.68 +2.9%
2012 1.7 +0.8%
2013 1.74 +2.7%
2014 1.77 +1.5%
2015 1.85 +4.6%
2016 1.89 +2.5%
2017 1.94 +2.3%
2018 1.99 +2.7%
2019 2.03 +2.2%
2020 2.12 +4.3%
2021 2.19 +3.2%
2022 2.25 +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.65 1.61 1.71 10
2010s 1.82 1.63 2.03 10
2020s 2.19 2.12 2.25 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) was 2.25 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
The highest recorded value was 2.25 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.61 in 2006.
How does ECE_Euro area (EMU) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
ECE_Euro area (EMU) ranks 139th 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_Euro area (EMU)?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECE_Euro area (EMU) 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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