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
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte, 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Oriente Medio y África del Norte
- 81 Sao Tome and Principe 4.68 compare
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- 85 North Macedonia 4.44 compare
- 86 Grenada 4.38 compare
More health data for Oriente Medio y África del Norte
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -14.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,003 (2100)
- Child deaths 20,932 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.52 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 84,203 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 63,271 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 8.68 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.17 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5866 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 38,993 (2024)
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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