Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Estonia
Estonia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.78 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Estonia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 1.78 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Estonia peaked at 2.62 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.78, in 2022.
Estonia ranks 166th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.62 | — |
| 1991 | 2.61 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.6 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.59 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.58 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.57 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.56 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.54 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.52 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.48 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.45 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 2.4 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.35 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.29 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.21 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 2.14 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.08 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.02 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.98 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.94 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.92 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.89 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.87 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.86 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.84 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.83 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.81 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.81 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.79 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.79 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.79 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.78 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.57 | 2.48 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 | 1.94 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 | 1.79 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 | 1.78 | 1.79 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Estonia?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Estonia was 1.78 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 in 2022.
- How does Estonia rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Estonia ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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