Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECLAC_Carribean
ECLAC_Carribean: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 4.75 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECLAC_Carribean, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ECLAC_Carribean recorded 4.75 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECLAC_Carribean peaked at 4.75 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.14, in 2009.
That places ECLAC_Carribean 98th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECLAC_Carribean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.66 | — |
| 2001 | 4.58 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.48 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.36 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.32 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.24 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.21 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.21 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.16 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 4.14 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.14 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.14 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.16 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.18 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.21 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.27 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.28 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.34 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.43 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.51 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.58 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 4.64 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 4.75 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.34 | 4.14 | 4.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.27 | 4.14 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.65 | 4.58 | 4.75 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC_Carribean
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- 98 Uzbekistan 3.68 compare
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.68 compare
- 100 China 3.65 compare
- 101 Dominica 3.61 compare
- 101 Brunei Darussalam 3.61 compare
- 101 France 3.61 compare
More health data for ECLAC_Carribean
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 63.42 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.42 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 35.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.22 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.31 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 18.64 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.89 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECLAC_Carribean?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECLAC_Carribean was 4.75 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECLAC_Carribean?
- The highest recorded value was 4.75 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECLAC_Carribean?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 in 2009.
- How does ECLAC_Carribean rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ECLAC_Carribean ranks 98th 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_Carribean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECLAC_Carribean 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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