Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECLAC_Latin America
ECLAC_Latin America: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.44 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ECLAC_Latin America, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECLAC_Latin America is 2.44, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECLAC_Latin America peaked at 2.88 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.19, in 2013.
That places ECLAC_Latin America 135th 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 ECLAC_Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.88 | — |
| 2001 | 2.79 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.71 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.66 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.55 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.49 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.45 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.38 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.31 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.27 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.23 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.2 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.19 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.19 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.24 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.24 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.28 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.3 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.34 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.4 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.44 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.55 | 2.27 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 | 2.19 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 | 2.34 | 2.44 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC_Latin America
More health data for ECLAC_Latin America
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,053 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.72 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.46 (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 15.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.66 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECLAC_Latin America?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ECLAC_Latin America was 2.44 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECLAC_Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ECLAC_Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 in 2013.
- How does ECLAC_Latin America rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ECLAC_Latin America ranks 135th 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_Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC_Latin America 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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