Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
Europe and Northern America (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.23 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) stood at 2.23.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) peaked at 2.28 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 2010.
That places Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 140th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.28 | — |
| 2001 | 2.25 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.17 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.13 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.09 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.01 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.97 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.95 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.92 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.91 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.91 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.92 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.93 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.94 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.98 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.03 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.12 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.17 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.2 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.23 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.07 | 1.91 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 | 1.9 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 2.17 | 2.23 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
More health data for Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,303 (2100)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.47 (2024)
- Child deaths 8,749 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 23,901 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.8165 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.28 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 15,152 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5576 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 38,794 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) was 2.23 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 2010.
- How does Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 140th 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 Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) 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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