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
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states, 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 66 Rwanda 5.49 compare
- 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
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Small Island states
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 39.12 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 48.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 18.28 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.81 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 19.09 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 7.2 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 18.73 (2020)
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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