Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Europe (UNSDG)
Europe (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.75 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europe (UNSDG) is 2.75, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 2.75 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.32, in 2010.
That places Europe (UNSDG) 124th 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 (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.72 | — |
| 2001 | 2.67 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.61 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.55 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.5 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.45 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.37 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.33 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.33 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.32 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.34 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.36 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.37 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.39 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.44 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.48 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.52 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.57 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.61 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.67 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.71 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.75 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.49 | 2.33 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 2.32 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.71 | 2.67 | 2.75 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe (UNSDG)
More health data for Europe (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,933 (2100)
- Child deaths 4,831 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.26 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 12,837 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 8,006 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.98 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.7189 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5479 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 22,306 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europe (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europe (UNSDG) was 2.75 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.75 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 in 2010.
- How does Europe (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Europe (UNSDG) ranks 124th 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 (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe (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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