Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Países menos adelantados

Países menos adelantados: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 10.12 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.12
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
35th
of 156 groups
All-time high
14.32
in 2000
All-time low
10.12
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Países menos adelantados, 2000–2022

0510152000201120222000: 14.32001: 14.12002: 13.92003: 13.62004: 13.42005: 13.22006: 132007: 12.82008: 12.62009: 12.42010: 12.22011: 122012: 11.82013: 11.62014: 11.42015: 11.22016: 112017: 10.92018: 10.72019: 10.52020: 10.42021: 10.32022: 10.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Países menos adelantados recorded 10.12 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Países menos adelantados peaked at 14.32 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.12, in 2022.

Países menos adelantados ranks 35th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Países menos adelantados, 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 Países menos adelantados, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 14.32
2001 14.08 -1.7%
2002 13.87 -1.5%
2003 13.65 -1.6%
2004 13.43 -1.6%
2005 13.22 -1.6%
2006 13.01 -1.6%
2007 12.8 -1.6%
2008 12.62 -1.4%
2009 12.41 -1.7%
2010 12.21 -1.5%
2011 12.02 -1.6%
2012 11.81 -1.7%
2013 11.61 -1.7%
2014 11.42 -1.6%
2015 11.22 -1.7%
2016 11.03 -1.7%
2017 10.87 -1.4%
2018 10.69 -1.7%
2019 10.54 -1.4%
2020 10.39 -1.4%
2021 10.25 -1.3%
2022 10.12 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.34 12.41 14.32 10
2010s 11.34 10.54 12.21 10
2020s 10.25 10.12 10.39 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Países menos adelantados?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Países menos adelantados was 10.12 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Países menos adelantados?
The highest recorded value was 14.32 in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Países menos adelantados?
The lowest recorded value was 10.12 in 2022.
How does Países menos adelantados rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Países menos adelantados ranks 35th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Países menos adelantados?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Países menos adelantados 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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