Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Germany
Germany: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.8 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Germany, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.8 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Germany peaked at 1.8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.32, in 1996.
That places Germany 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.39 | — |
| 1991 | 1.38 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.36 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.35 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.34 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.33 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.32 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.32 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.32 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.33 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.34 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.35 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.37 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.4 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.42 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.45 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.48 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.51 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.54 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.57 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.62 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.65 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.68 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.72 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.75 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.8 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 | 1.32 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 | 1.33 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 | 1.42 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 | 1.72 | 1.8 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Germany?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Germany was 1.8 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 in 1996.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Germany ranks 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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