Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Moldova
Moldova: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.3 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.3
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
114th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.3
in 2022
All-time low
2.85
in 2009
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Moldova, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 3.3 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Moldova peaked at 3.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.85, in 2009.
That places Moldova 114th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.29 | — |
| 1991 | 3.27 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 3.26 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 3.25 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.24 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.24 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.23 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.22 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.19 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.16 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.12 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 3.08 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.04 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 3 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.96 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.93 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.9 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.88 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.86 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.85 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.85 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.85 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.87 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.89 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.93 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.97 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.01 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.06 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.11 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.16 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.21 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 3.27 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 3.3 | +0.9% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 3.3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.63, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 3.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.64, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.24 | 3.16 | 3.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.96 | 2.85 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 | 2.85 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 | 3.21 | 3.3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Moldova?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Moldova was 3.3 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 in 2009.
- How does Moldova rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Moldova ranks 114th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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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