Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU

(SDGRC) ECA AMU: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 4.5 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4.5
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
101st
of 156 groups
All-time high
5.46
in 2000
All-time low
4.5
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU, 2000–2022

02462000201120222000: 5.52001: 5.42002: 5.32003: 5.22004: 5.22005: 5.12006: 5.12007: 5.12008: 5.12009: 52010: 52011: 4.92012: 4.92013: 4.92014: 4.82015: 4.82016: 4.72017: 4.72018: 4.62019: 4.62020: 4.62021: 4.52022: 4.5

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU is 4.5, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU peaked at 5.46 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2022.

(SDGRC) ECA AMU ranks 101st of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 (SDGRC) ECA AMU, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in (SDGRC) ECA AMU, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 5.46
2001 5.36 -1.8%
2002 5.3 -1.1%
2003 5.21 -1.8%
2004 5.2 -0.2%
2005 5.11 -1.7%
2006 5.1 -0.2%
2007 5.05 -1.0%
2008 5.05 -0.0%
2009 5 -0.9%
2010 4.95 -1.0%
2011 4.94 -0.3%
2012 4.91 -0.7%
2013 4.89 -0.4%
2014 4.82 -1.4%
2015 4.78 -0.8%
2016 4.73 -1.0%
2017 4.69 -0.9%
2018 4.64 -1.1%
2019 4.6 -0.8%
2020 4.6 +0.0%
2021 4.5 -2.2%
2022 4.5 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.19 5 5.46 10
2010s 4.79 4.6 4.95 10
2020s 4.54 4.5 4.6 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA AMU was 4.5 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
The highest recorded value was 5.46 in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2022.
How does (SDGRC) ECA AMU rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
(SDGRC) ECA AMU ranks 101st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA AMU?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this (SDGRC) ECA AMU 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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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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