Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
ECE_West Balkans (ST7): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.59 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) stood at 2.59.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) peaked at 2.91 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.38, in 2013.
That places ECE_West Balkans (ST7) 126th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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_West Balkans (ST7), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.91 | — |
| 2001 | 2.87 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.79 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.75 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.71 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.65 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.6 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.55 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.52 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.47 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.44 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.44 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.39 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.38 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.4 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.44 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.44 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.48 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.48 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.47 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.52 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.56 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.59 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.68 | 2.47 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 2.38 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 | 2.52 | 2.59 | 3 |
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More health data for ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 68.41 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.4 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.01 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 10.19 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.03 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) was 2.59 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 in 2013.
- How does ECE_West Balkans (ST7) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ECE_West Balkans (ST7) ranks 126th 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_West Balkans (ST7)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE_West Balkans (ST7) 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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