Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Italy
Italy: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.17 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Italy, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Italy recorded 2.17 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 5.3% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Italy peaked at 2.17 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.15, in 2006.
Italy ranks 151st of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.3 | — |
| 1991 | 1.28 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.27 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.27 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.26 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.25 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.24 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.23 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.22 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.21 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.19 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.18 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.17 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.16 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.15 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.16 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.18 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.21 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.25 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.37 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.44 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.51 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.68 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.77 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.86 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.96 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 2.06 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 2.17 | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 | 1.15 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1.21 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 | 1.96 | 2.17 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Italy?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Italy was 2.17 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Italy ranks 151st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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