Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)
Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.71 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) recorded 9.71 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) peaked at 12.22 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.71, in 2022.
Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) ranks 36th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.22 | — |
| 2001 | 12.11 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 12.06 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 11.95 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.89 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 11.79 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.75 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.69 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 11.66 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 11.59 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 11.54 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 11.44 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.37 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 11.25 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 11.06 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 10.91 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 10.76 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 10.57 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 10.38 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 10.22 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 10.04 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 9.85 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 9.71 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.87 | 11.59 | 12.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.95 | 10.22 | 11.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.87 | 9.71 | 10.04 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)
More health data for Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 17,231 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 60.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 28.77 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.3 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.33 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 12.72 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 15.5 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.6 (2024)
All data for Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) was 9.71 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 (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.22 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.71 in 2022.
- How does Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) ranks 36th 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 (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East and North Africa (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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