Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in North America (World Bank regions)
North America (World Bank regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.34 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in North America (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in North America (World Bank regions) is 1.34, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in North America (World Bank regions) peaked at 1.38 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 2007.
That places North America (World Bank regions) 152nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in North America (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.38 | — |
| 2001 | 1.38 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.29 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 1.29 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.29 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2 | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.21 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.22 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.22 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.32 | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 1.32 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.33 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.34 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 | 1.2 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 | 1.2 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 3 |
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More health data for North America (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,362 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 71 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 40.33 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.71 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 40.68 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 19.75 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.15 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 0.2 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in North America (World Bank regions)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in North America (World Bank regions) was 1.34 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in North America (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in North America (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2007.
- How does North America (World Bank regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- North America (World Bank regions) ranks 152nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in North America (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America (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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