Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.72 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) stood at 3.72. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) peaked at 4.46 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.72, in 2022.
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ranks 112th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Middle-Income Countries (MICs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.46 | — |
| 2001 | 4.36 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 4.29 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.18 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.16 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.07 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.05 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 4.02 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.99 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.97 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.95 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.92 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.9 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.86 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.83 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.77 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.76 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.76 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.74 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.74 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.72 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.72 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.15 | 3.97 | 4.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 | 3.74 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 | 3.72 | 3.74 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
- 109 United Arab Emirates 3.44 compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 3.41 compare
- 111 Russian Federation 3.34 compare
- 112 Czechia 3.32 compare
- 112 South Africa 3.32 compare
- 114 Republic of Moldova 3.3 compare
- 115 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.23 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,179 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 66.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 35.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 3.26 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.2 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 16.57 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 8.08 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 82.36 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.4 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 9.56 (2025)
All data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) was 3.72 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 Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.46 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ranks 112th 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 Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) 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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