Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.34 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
9.34
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
26th
of 193 countries
All-time high
9.8
in 2011
All-time low
8.1
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Saudi Arabia stood at 9.34.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Saudi Arabia peaked at 9.8 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.1, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.1 | — |
| 1991 | 8.21 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 8.33 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 8.43 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 8.51 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 8.61 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 8.71 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 8.82 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 8.94 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 9.05 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 9.16 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 9.26 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.36 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.44 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 9.51 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 9.56 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 9.6 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 9.66 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 9.71 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.76 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.79 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 9.8 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.78 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.78 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.78 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.72 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.62 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.52 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.46 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 9.41 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 9.34 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.57 | 8.1 | 9.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.5 | 9.16 | 9.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.74 | 9.52 | 9.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4 | 9.34 | 9.46 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 23 Chad 9.72 compare
- 24 Namibia 9.57 compare
- 25 Botswana 9.48 compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 9.33 compare
- 28 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.2 compare
- 29 Cape Verde 9.19 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Saudi Arabia?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Saudi Arabia was 9.34 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8 in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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