Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECLAC_All countries
ECLAC_All countries: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.48 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECLAC_All countries, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECLAC_All countries is 2.48, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECLAC_All countries peaked at 2.91 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.22, in 2013.
ECLAC_All countries ranks 130th 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 ECLAC_All countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.91 | — |
| 2001 | 2.82 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.74 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.69 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.59 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.52 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.48 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.41 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.34 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.26 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.23 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.23 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.22 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.22 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.23 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.27 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.31 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.33 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.37 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.43 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.48 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.58 | 2.3 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 | 2.22 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 | 2.37 | 2.48 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC_All countries
More health data for ECLAC_All countries
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,117 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.82 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.49 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.17 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.71 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECLAC_All countries?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECLAC_All countries was 2.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECLAC_All countries?
- 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 ECLAC_All countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 in 2013.
- How does ECLAC_All countries rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ECLAC_All countries ranks 130th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in ECLAC_All countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC_All countries 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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