Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Portugal
Portugal: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.02
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
155th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.02
in 2022
All-time low
1.07
in 2005
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Portugal, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 2.02 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Portugal peaked at 2.02 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.07, in 2005.
Portugal ranks 155th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.34 | — |
| 1991 | 1.32 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.3 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.28 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.26 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.24 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.22 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.2 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.17 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.13 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.12 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.09 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.08 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.09 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.14 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.17 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.22 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.28 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.34 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.41 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.48 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.56 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.64 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.73 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 1.82 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.92 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.02 | +5.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 2.02 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.31, 87% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 2.02 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.64, 77% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 | 1.15 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1.14 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 | 1.82 | 2.02 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Portugal?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Portugal was 2.02 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 in 2005.
- How does Portugal rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Portugal ranks 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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