Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Europe (WHO regions)
Europe (WHO regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.97 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Europe (WHO regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Europe (WHO regions) recorded 2.97 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europe (WHO regions) peaked at 2.97 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.52, in 2009.
That places Europe (WHO regions) 121st 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 (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.88 | — |
| 2001 | 2.83 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.77 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.72 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.67 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.63 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.57 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.56 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.52 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.52 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.52 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.52 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.54 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.56 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.57 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.62 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.67 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.7 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.76 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.81 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.86 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.92 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.97 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.67 | 2.52 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 | 2.52 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 | 2.86 | 2.97 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe (WHO regions)
More health data for Europe (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -22.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,459 (2100)
- Child deaths 12,001 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 2.43 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,536 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 23,535 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.61 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 45,004 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 35,257 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europe (WHO regions)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Europe (WHO regions) was 2.97 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Europe (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Europe (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 in 2009.
- How does Europe (WHO regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Europe (WHO regions) ranks 121st 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 (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe (WHO 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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