Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states

(SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 7.49 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
7.49
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
69th
of 156 groups
All-time high
10.38
in 2000
All-time low
7.49
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02.557.5102000201120222000: 10.42001: 10.12002: 9.92003: 9.72004: 9.52005: 9.32006: 9.12007: 8.92008: 8.72009: 8.62010: 8.52011: 8.42012: 8.22013: 8.12014: 8.12015: 82016: 7.92017: 7.82018: 7.72019: 7.72020: 7.62021: 7.52022: 7.5

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

(SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states recorded 7.49 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 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states peaked at 10.38 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.49, in 2022.

That places (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states 69th 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_Small Island states, 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_Small Island states, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 10.38
2001 10.14 -2.3%
2002 9.92 -2.1%
2003 9.69 -2.3%
2004 9.49 -2.0%
2005 9.29 -2.1%
2006 9.1 -2.1%
2007 8.95 -1.7%
2008 8.74 -2.3%
2009 8.63 -1.3%
2010 8.47 -1.8%
2011 8.36 -1.3%
2012 8.24 -1.5%
2013 8.14 -1.2%
2014 8.06 -1.0%
2015 8 -0.8%
2016 7.9 -1.2%
2017 7.84 -0.8%
2018 7.75 -1.2%
2019 7.68 -0.8%
2020 7.62 -0.8%
2021 7.54 -1.0%
2022 7.49 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.43 8.63 10.38 10
2010s 8.04 7.68 8.47 10
2020s 7.55 7.49 7.62 3

Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states

  1. 66 Rwanda 5.49 compare
  2. 67 Togo 5.43 compare
  3. 68 Bhutan 5.32 compare
  4. 69 Turkmenistan 5.31 compare
  5. 70 Kazakhstan 5.23 compare
  6. 71 Dominican Republic 5.18 compare
  7. 72 Bahrain 5.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states was 7.49 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states?
The highest recorded value was 10.38 in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states?
The lowest recorded value was 7.49 in 2022.
How does (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
(SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states ranks 69th 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_Small Island states?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states 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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