Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_European Union (E25)
ECE_European Union (E25): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.49 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_European Union (E25), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_European Union (E25) is 2.49, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_European Union (E25) peaked at 2.49 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.94, in 2010.
ECE_European Union (E25) ranks 127th of 156 groups on this measure, 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_European Union (E25), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.17 | — |
| 2001 | 2.14 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.11 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.07 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.05 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.01 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.98 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.96 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.95 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.94 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.94 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.97 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.98 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.02 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.04 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.11 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.15 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.19 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.24 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.29 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.36 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.43 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.49 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.04 | 1.94 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 | 1.94 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 | 2.36 | 2.49 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_European Union (E25)
More health data for ECE_European Union (E25)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,841 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 51.33 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.04 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 24.17 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 8.09 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.19 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_European Union (E25)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_European Union (E25) 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_European Union (E25)?
- 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_European Union (E25)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 in 2010.
- How does ECE_European Union (E25) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ECE_European Union (E25) ranks 127th 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_European Union (E25)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_European Union (E25) 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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