Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 6.51 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries is 6.51, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries peaked at 7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.51, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries 81st 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) ESCWA_Arab countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7 | — |
| 2001 | 6.93 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.89 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.83 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.83 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.79 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 6.79 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.81 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.8 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.8 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.78 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.77 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.74 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.71 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.67 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.65 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.62 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.59 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.57 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.56 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.53 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 6.51 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.85 | 6.79 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.69 | 6.57 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.53 | 6.51 | 6.56 | 3 |
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More health data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 11,385 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 61.96 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 31.78 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.58 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 31.63 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.42 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 7.38 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 73.85 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.31 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 18.78 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries was 6.51 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.51 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries ranks 81st 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) ESCWA_Arab countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries 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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