Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Montenegro
Montenegro: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.26 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
2.26
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
145th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.48
in 1990
All-time low
1.81
in 2011
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Montenegro, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 2.26 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Montenegro peaked at 2.48 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.81, in 2011.
Montenegro ranks 145th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.48 | — |
| 1991 | 2.45 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.43 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.42 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.4 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 2.38 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.36 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 2.34 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.3 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.27 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.22 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.17 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.12 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.07 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.02 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.98 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.94 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.87 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.84 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.82 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.81 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.81 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.82 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.84 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.87 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.9 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.94 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.99 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.05 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.11 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 2.19 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 2.26 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.38 | 2.27 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 | 1.84 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 | 1.81 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 | 2.11 | 2.26 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Montenegro?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Montenegro was 2.26 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 in 2011.
- How does Montenegro rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Montenegro ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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