Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte

Oriente Medio y África del Norte: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.94 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
5.94
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
83rd
of 156 groups
All-time high
6.45
in 2000
All-time low
5.94
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte, 2000–2022

02462000201120222000: 6.52001: 6.32002: 6.32003: 6.12004: 6.12005: 62006: 62007: 62008: 62009: 62010: 6.12011: 6.12012: 6.12013: 6.12014: 62015: 62016: 62017: 62018: 62019: 62020: 62021: 62022: 5.9

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte is 5.94, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte peaked at 6.45 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.94, in 2022.

That places Oriente Medio y África del Norte 83rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in Oriente Medio y África del Norte, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 6.45
2001 6.33 -1.9%
2002 6.25 -1.3%
2003 6.13 -2.0%
2004 6.1 -0.4%
2005 6.04 -1.0%
2006 6.02 -0.4%
2007 6.02 +0.1%
2008 6.02 +0.0%
2009 6.04 +0.2%
2010 6.05 +0.3%
2011 6.05 -0.0%
2012 6.06 +0.2%
2013 6.06 -0.1%
2014 6.05 -0.2%
2015 6.04 -0.1%
2016 6.02 -0.3%
2017 6 -0.3%
2018 6 -0.1%
2019 5.99 -0.2%
2020 5.97 -0.2%
2021 5.95 -0.3%
2022 5.94 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.14 6.02 6.45 10
2010s 6.03 5.99 6.06 10
2020s 5.96 5.94 5.97 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte was 5.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
The highest recorded value was 6.45 in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
The lowest recorded value was 5.94 in 2022.
How does Oriente Medio y África del Norte rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Oriente Medio y África del Norte ranks 83rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Oriente Medio y África del Norte 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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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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