Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.74 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 3.74. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 3.74 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.13, in 2008.
That places Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 111th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.53 | — |
| 2001 | 3.47 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.39 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 3.35 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.28 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.25 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.19 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.17 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.13 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.14 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.15 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.13 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.16 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.2 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.2 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.25 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.32 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.36 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.44 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.52 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.56 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.67 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 3.74 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.29 | 3.13 | 3.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.27 | 3.13 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 | 3.56 | 3.74 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- 108 Jordan 3.5 compare
- 109 United Arab Emirates 3.44 compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 3.41 compare
- 111 Russian Federation 3.34 compare
- 112 Czechia 3.32 compare
- 112 South Africa 3.32 compare
- 114 Republic of Moldova 3.3 compare
More health data for Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -29.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,650 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.14 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 17,081 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.87 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.28 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 24,839 (2024)
- Child deaths 7,758 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5179 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 5,589 (2024)
All data for Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 3.74 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.74 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.13 in 2008.
- How does Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 111th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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