Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.35 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.35
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
179th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.77
in 2000
All-time low
1.35
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Netherlands, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.35 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Netherlands peaked at 1.77 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.35, in 2022.
That places Netherlands 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.68 | — |
| 1991 | 1.69 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.7 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.71 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.72 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.73 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.74 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.75 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.76 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.76 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.77 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.76 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.76 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.74 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.72 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.7 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.67 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.64 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.62 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.58 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.56 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.54 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.52 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.5 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.48 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.45 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.43 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.39 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.37 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.36 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.35 | -0.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.35 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.31, 58% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.35 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.64, 51% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.72 | 1.68 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Netherlands?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Netherlands was 1.35 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Netherlands ranks 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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