Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)

Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 6.91 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
6.91
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
74th
of 156 groups
All-time high
7.27
in 2000
All-time low
6.86
in 2006
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022

024682000201120222000: 7.32001: 7.22002: 7.12003: 72004: 6.92005: 6.92006: 6.92007: 6.92008: 6.92009: 6.92010: 6.92011: 6.92012: 72013: 6.92014: 6.92015: 6.92016: 6.92017: 6.92018: 6.92019: 6.92020: 6.92021: 6.92022: 6.9

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 6.91, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 7.27 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.86, in 2006.

Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 74th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 7.27
2001 7.16 -1.6%
2002 7.08 -1.1%
2003 6.97 -1.6%
2004 6.95 -0.3%
2005 6.88 -0.9%
2006 6.86 -0.3%
2007 6.88 +0.3%
2008 6.89 +0.1%
2009 6.9 +0.2%
2010 6.92 +0.3%
2011 6.93 +0.1%
2012 6.96 +0.3%
2013 6.95 -0.1%
2014 6.95 -0.0%
2015 6.95 -0.0%
2016 6.94 -0.1%
2017 6.93 -0.1%
2018 6.93 -0.0%
2019 6.92 -0.1%
2020 6.92 +0.1%
2021 6.91 -0.1%
2022 6.91 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.99 6.86 7.27 10
2010s 6.94 6.92 6.96 10
2020s 6.92 6.91 6.92 3

Countries ranked near Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)

  1. 71 Dominican Republic 5.18 compare
  2. 72 Bahrain 5.1 compare
  3. 73 Lesotho 5.07 compare
  4. 74 Syria 5.02 compare
  5. 75 Azerbaijan 5.01 compare
  6. 76 Romania 4.94 compare
  7. 77 Suriname 4.86 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 6.91 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
The highest recorded value was 7.27 in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.86 in 2006.
How does Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 74th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.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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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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