Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions): 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 (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) stood at 2.48.
The figure is 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 (World Bank regions) peaked at 2.91 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.22, in 2013.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) 130th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 (World Bank regions), 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 |
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More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,103 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.82 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.49 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.17 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.71 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.3 (2024)
All data for Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) 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 (World Bank regions)?
- 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 (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 in 2013.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) 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 (World Bank regions)?
- 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 (World Bank regions) 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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