Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 10.05 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
10.05
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
20th
of 193 countries
All-time high
12.88
in 1990
All-time low
7.81
in 2006
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 10.05.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 12.88 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.81, in 2006.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.88 | — |
| 1991 | 12.53 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 12.16 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 11.77 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 11.36 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 10.94 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 10.51 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 10.09 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 9.68 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 9.3 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 8.94 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 8.62 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 8.35 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 8.13 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 7.96 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 7.85 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.81 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.82 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.9 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.05 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 8.23 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.45 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.67 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.9 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 9.1 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 9.27 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 9.42 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 9.55 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.66 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.77 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.87 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.96 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.05 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.12 | 9.3 | 12.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.14 | 7.81 | 8.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1 | 8.23 | 9.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.96 | 9.87 | 10.05 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 10.05 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 12.88 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.81 in 2006.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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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