Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Europa Occidental
Europa Occidental: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Europa Occidental, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europa Occidental is 2.22, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europa Occidental peaked at 2.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.72, in 2008.
Europa Occidental ranks 141st of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Europa Occidental, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.83 | — |
| 2001 | 1.81 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.79 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.77 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.76 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.75 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.73 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.72 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.72 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.72 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.72 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.75 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.78 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.81 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.83 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.89 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.93 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.96 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.04 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.1 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 2.16 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.22 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.76 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 1.72 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 | 2.1 | 2.22 | 3 |
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More health data for Europa Occidental
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,470 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.44 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,612 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.5994 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 0.8382 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,324 (2024)
- Child deaths 2,712 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6158 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 1,897 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europa Occidental?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europa Occidental was 2.22 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Europa Occidental?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Europa Occidental?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 in 2008.
- How does Europa Occidental rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Europa Occidental ranks 141st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Europa Occidental?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europa Occidental 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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