Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS
(SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 6.71 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS is 6.71, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS peaked at 10.19 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.71, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS 78th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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_ECCAS, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.19 | — |
| 2001 | 10.02 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 9.8 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 9.64 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 9.41 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.23 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 9.03 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.83 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.65 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 8.46 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.27 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 8.08 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.88 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.74 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 7.57 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.45 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 7.31 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 7.18 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.07 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.97 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.88 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 6.82 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.71 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.33 | 8.46 | 10.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.55 | 6.97 | 8.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8 | 6.71 | 6.88 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 13,070 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 25.78 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.65 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 11.69 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 13.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.1 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.21 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS was 6.71 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS?
- The highest recorded value was 10.19 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.71 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS ranks 78th 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_ECCAS?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_ECCAS 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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