Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Northern Europe (UNSDG)
Northern Europe (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.71 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Northern Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Northern Europe (UNSDG) recorded 1.71 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Northern Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 1.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.39, in 2004.
Northern Europe (UNSDG) ranks 150th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Northern Europe (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4 | — |
| 2001 | 1.4 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.39 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.39 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.39 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.45 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.45 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.45 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.45 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.47 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.47 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.54 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.54 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.54 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.56 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.58 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.58 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.6 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.61 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.62 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.63 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.71 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 | 1.47 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 1.62 | 1.71 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe (UNSDG)
More health data for Northern Europe (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 928.7 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.87 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.15 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.61 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 10.35 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 5.96 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Northern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Northern Europe (UNSDG) was 1.71 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Northern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Northern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 in 2004.
- How does Northern Europe (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Northern Europe (UNSDG) ranks 150th 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 Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe (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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