Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.48 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) recorded 2.48 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) peaked at 2.91 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.22, in 2013.
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 130th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.91 | — |
| 2001 | 2.82 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.74 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.69 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.59 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.52 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.48 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.41 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.34 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.26 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.23 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.23 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.22 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.22 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.23 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.27 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.31 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.33 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.37 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.43 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.48 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.58 | 2.3 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 | 2.22 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 | 2.37 | 2.48 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,117 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Child deaths 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 45,915 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) was 2.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 in 2013.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 130th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 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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