Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies
(SDGRC) ECA_Island economies: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 7.41 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ECA_Island economies recorded 7.41 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies peaked at 9.43 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.41, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies 70th 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_Island economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.43 | — |
| 2001 | 9.22 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 9.1 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.99 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.78 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 8.67 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 8.56 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.45 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.34 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.24 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.13 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 8.03 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.93 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.83 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.73 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.72 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.62 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.62 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.52 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.51 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.42 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.41 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.41 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.78 | 8.24 | 9.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.77 | 7.51 | 8.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.41 | 7.41 | 7.42 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies
- 67 Togo 5.43 compare
- 68 Bhutan 5.32 compare
- 69 Turkmenistan 5.31 compare
- 70 Kazakhstan 5.23 compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 5.18 compare
- 72 Bahrain 5.1 compare
- 73 Lesotho 5.07 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,245 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 20.53 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 5.87 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 16.1 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 8.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 2.55 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 18.7 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies was 7.41 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies?
- The highest recorded value was 9.43 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.41 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies ranks 70th 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_Island economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Island economies 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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