Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies

ESCAP_WB High Income Economies: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.67 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.67
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
125th
of 156 groups
All-time high
3.09
in 2000
All-time low
2.58
in 2013
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies, 2000–2022

01232000201120222000: 3.12001: 32002: 32003: 2.92004: 2.82005: 2.82006: 2.72007: 2.72008: 2.62009: 2.62010: 2.62011: 2.62012: 2.62013: 2.62014: 2.62015: 2.62016: 2.62017: 2.62018: 2.62019: 2.72020: 2.72021: 2.72022: 2.7

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies is 2.67, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies peaked at 3.09 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.58, in 2013.

That places ESCAP_WB High Income Economies 125th 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 ESCAP_WB High Income Economies, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 3.09
2001 3.01 -2.5%
2002 2.95 -2.0%
2003 2.89 -2.2%
2004 2.81 -2.7%
2005 2.75 -2.2%
2006 2.69 -2.1%
2007 2.68 -0.5%
2008 2.63 -1.8%
2009 2.62 -0.4%
2010 2.61 -0.3%
2011 2.6 -0.2%
2012 2.62 +0.5%
2013 2.58 -1.4%
2014 2.58 +0.2%
2015 2.59 +0.2%
2016 2.6 +0.3%
2017 2.62 +0.9%
2018 2.64 +0.7%
2019 2.66 +0.9%
2020 2.68 +0.4%
2021 2.65 -0.9%
2022 2.67 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.81 2.62 3.09 10
2010s 2.61 2.58 2.66 10
2020s 2.67 2.65 2.68 3

Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB High Income Economies

  1. 122 Antigua and Barbuda 3.08 compare
  2. 123 Hungary 3.07 compare
  3. 124 Belize 3.03 compare
  4. 125 Israel 3.02 compare
  5. 126 Poland 2.94 compare
  6. 127 Georgia 2.93 compare
  7. 128 Albania 2.89 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies was 2.67 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies?
The highest recorded value was 3.09 in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies?
The lowest recorded value was 2.58 in 2013.
How does ESCAP_WB High Income Economies rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
ESCAP_WB High Income Economies ranks 125th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP_WB High Income Economies 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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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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