Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Paraguay
Paraguay: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.26 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
2.26
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
145th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.48
in 1990
All-time low
2.19
in 2015
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Paraguay, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 2.26 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Paraguay peaked at 3.48 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.19, in 2015.
Paraguay ranks 145th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.48 | — |
| 1991 | 3.44 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 3.4 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.35 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.31 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.26 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 3.21 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.15 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.09 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 3.03 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.96 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.89 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.82 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.75 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.67 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.6 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.54 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.47 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.42 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.36 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.32 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.28 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.25 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.22 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.21 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.19 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.19 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.19 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.22 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.24 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.26 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.27 | 3.03 | 3.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 | 2.36 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 | 2.19 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 | 2.22 | 2.26 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Paraguay?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Paraguay was 2.26 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 in 2015.
- How does Paraguay rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Paraguay ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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