Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in France
France: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.61 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3.61
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
101st
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.61
in 2022
All-time low
2.43
in 2007
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in France, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in France is 3.61, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in France peaked at 3.61 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.43, in 2007.
France ranks 101st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.72 | — |
| 1991 | 2.71 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.71 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.7 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.69 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.68 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.67 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.66 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.64 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.62 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.6 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.58 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.55 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.52 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.49 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.46 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.44 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.43 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.43 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.45 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.49 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.54 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.68 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.77 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.86 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.96 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.05 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.15 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.25 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.36 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 3.48 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.61 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.68 | 2.62 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 2.43 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 | 2.49 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 | 3.36 | 3.61 | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
- 98 Uzbekistan 3.68 compare
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.68 compare
- 100 China 3.65 compare
- 101 Dominica 3.61 compare
- 101 Brunei Darussalam 3.61 compare
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.59 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in France?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in France was 3.61 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 in 2007.
- How does France rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- France ranks 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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