Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)
SDG regions - Global (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.59 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) stood at 9.59. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) peaked at 12.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.59, in 2022.
SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) ranks 37th 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 SDG regions - Global (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9 | — |
| 2001 | 12.77 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.6 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 12.46 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.3 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 12.14 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 12 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 11.88 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 11.78 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.69 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.57 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.46 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.33 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.16 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 11.02 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.82 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 10.66 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 10.47 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 10.3 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 10.11 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 9.91 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 9.77 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.59 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.25 | 11.69 | 12.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.89 | 10.11 | 11.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.76 | 9.59 | 9.91 | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)
- 34 Kenya 8.21 compare
- 35 Thailand 8.2 compare
- 36 Guinea 8.16 compare
- 37 Tajikistan 8.15 compare
- 38 Burundi 8.12 compare
- 39 Cambodia 7.92 compare
- 40 Afghanistan 7.85 compare
- 40 Central African Republic 7.85 compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 7.85 compare
More health data for SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 108,983 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 43.19 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.83 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 7.1 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 19.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 8.23 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 11.02 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 85.31 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.79 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 3.67 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) was 9.59 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.59 in 2022.
- How does SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) ranks 37th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) 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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