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
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -6.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,699 (2100)
- Child deaths 51,561 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.5 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 146,841 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 95,280 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 13.16 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.7 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5204 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 65,759 (2024)
All data for Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
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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