Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.23 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Kazakhstan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 5.23 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 4.0% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Kazakhstan peaked at 5.23 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.31, in 2005.
That places Kazakhstan 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.22 | — |
| 1991 | 4.11 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 4.02 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 3.92 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.84 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.77 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.7 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.65 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 3.6 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.54 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.49 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.44 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.39 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.35 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.32 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.31 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.31 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.32 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.34 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.38 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.44 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.51 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.59 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.68 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.93 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.08 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.25 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.43 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.63 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 4.83 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 5.03 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 5.23 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.84 | 3.54 | 4.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.36 | 3.31 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 | 3.44 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.03 | 4.83 | 5.23 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Kazakhstan?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Kazakhstan was 5.23 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.23 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 in 2005.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Kazakhstan ranks 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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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