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

(SDGRC) ECA_CEN-SAD: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 10.31 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
10.31
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
31st
of 156 groups
All-time high
10.31
in 2022
All-time low
9.39
in 2009
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02.557.5102000201120222000: 10.12001: 9.92002: 9.82003: 9.72004: 9.62005: 9.52006: 9.52007: 9.42008: 9.42009: 9.42010: 9.42011: 9.42012: 9.52013: 9.52014: 9.62015: 9.62016: 9.72017: 9.82018: 9.92019: 102020: 10.12021: 10.22022: 10.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

(SDGRC) ECA_CEN-SAD recorded 10.31 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_CEN-SAD peaked at 10.31 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.39, in 2009.

That places (SDGRC) ECA_CEN-SAD 31st out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_CEN-SAD, 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_CEN-SAD, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 10.07
2001 9.93 -1.3%
2002 9.8 -1.3%
2003 9.7 -1.0%
2004 9.6 -1.1%
2005 9.51 -0.9%
2006 9.46 -0.5%
2007 9.42 -0.5%
2008 9.41 -0.1%
2009 9.39 -0.1%
2010 9.4 +0.0%
2011 9.44 +0.4%
2012 9.48 +0.4%
2013 9.51 +0.4%
2014 9.6 +0.9%
2015 9.64 +0.5%
2016 9.72 +0.8%
2017 9.84 +1.3%
2018 9.92 +0.8%
2019 10 +0.8%
2020 10.13 +1.2%
2021 10.22 +0.9%
2022 10.31 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.63 9.39 10.07 10
2010s 9.65 9.4 10 10
2020s 10.22 10.13 10.31 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_CEN-SAD?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_CEN-SAD was 10.31 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_CEN-SAD?
The highest recorded value was 10.31 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_CEN-SAD?
The lowest recorded value was 9.39 in 2009.
How does (SDGRC) ECA_CEN-SAD rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
(SDGRC) ECA_CEN-SAD ranks 31st 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_CEN-SAD?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_CEN-SAD 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
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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