Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Poland
Poland: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.94 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
2.94
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
126th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.28
in 1997
All-time low
2.78
in 2012
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Poland, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Poland is 2.94, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Poland peaked at 3.28 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.78, in 2012.
That places Poland 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.06 | — |
| 1991 | 3.09 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 3.12 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 3.16 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 3.2 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.23 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 3.26 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.28 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 3.28 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.26 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.24 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.21 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.17 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.13 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.08 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.03 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.97 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.91 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.87 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.83 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.8 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.79 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.78 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.78 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.79 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.81 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.82 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.85 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.87 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.9 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.93 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.95 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.94 | -0.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 2.94 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.31, 1.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Poland's 2.94 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.64, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.19 | 3.06 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 | 2.83 | 3.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 | 2.78 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.94 | 2.93 | 2.95 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Poland?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Poland was 2.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 in 1997.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 in 2012.
- How does Poland rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Poland ranks 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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