Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 11.6 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) recorded 11.6 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 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) peaked at 12.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.6, in 2022.
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) ranks 22nd of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Low-Income Countries (LICs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5 | — |
| 2001 | 12.41 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 12.33 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 12.27 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 12.22 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 12.13 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.08 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 12.07 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.02 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 12 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 11.98 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 11.94 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.91 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.9 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 11.89 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 11.84 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.8 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.77 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.68 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.65 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.65 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.64 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 11.6 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2 | 12 | 12.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.84 | 11.65 | 11.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.63 | 11.6 | 11.65 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)
- 19 Philippines 10.06 compare
- 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.05 compare
- 21 Mauritania 10 compare
- 22 Mali 9.99 compare
- 23 Chad 9.72 compare
- 24 Namibia 9.57 compare
- 25 Botswana 9.48 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,726 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 44.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.14 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 13.2 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 19.55 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 8.87 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 8.81 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 44.29 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.64 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 46.91 (2025)
All data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) was 11.6 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 Low-Income Countries (LICs)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) ranks 22nd 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 Low-Income Countries (LICs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) 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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