Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Iraq
Iraq: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.52 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Iraq, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Iraq is 3.52, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Iraq peaked at 5.2 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.52, in 2022.
Iraq ranks 106th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.2 | — |
| 1991 | 5.15 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 5.09 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 5.03 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 4.97 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 4.9 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 4.83 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 4.75 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 4.68 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 4.6 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 4.52 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 4.44 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.36 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.29 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 4.22 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 4.16 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 4.11 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.07 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 4.03 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.96 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.92 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.88 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.83 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.79 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.74 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.7 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.66 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.62 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.59 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.56 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.54 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.52 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.92 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.22 | 4 | 4.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.77 | 3.59 | 3.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.54 | 3.52 | 3.56 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.59 compare
- 105 Slovakia 3.56 compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 3.52 compare
- 108 Jordan 3.5 compare
- 109 United Arab Emirates 3.44 compare
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Iraq?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Iraq was 3.52 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.52 in 2022.
- How does Iraq rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Iraq ranks 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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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