Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Northern America (UNSDG)
Northern America (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.34 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1.34
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
152nd
of 156 groups
All-time high
1.38
in 2000
All-time low
1.2
in 2006
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Northern America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Northern America (UNSDG) stood at 1.34.
The figure is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Northern America (UNSDG) peaked at 1.38 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 2006.
Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 152nd of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Northern America (UNSDG), 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 |
Countries ranked near Northern America (UNSDG)
More health data for Northern America (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -0.4826 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,363 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.76 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 7,146 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.9707 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.79 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 11,064 (2024)
- Child deaths 3,918 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5684 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 2,675 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Northern America (UNSDG) 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 Northern America (UNSDG)?
- 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 Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2006.
- How does Northern America (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Northern America (UNSDG) 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 Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern America (UNSDG) 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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