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
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies, 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for ESCAP_WB High Income Economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,347 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 43.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.33 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.05 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 22.55 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 7.88 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.42 (2020)
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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