Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.14 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict stood at 9.14. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% 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_Countries in conflict peaked at 10.11 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.14, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict 49th 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_Countries in conflict, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.11 | — |
| 2001 | 10.01 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.93 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.85 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 9.78 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 9.71 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 9.67 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 9.71 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 9.65 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 9.62 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 9.6 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.54 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 9.5 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.43 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.41 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.35 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.33 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.31 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.22 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.2 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.2 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.16 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 9.14 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8 | 9.62 | 10.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.39 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.17 | 9.14 | 9.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict
- 46 Madagascar 7.36 compare
- 47 Congo 7.29 compare
- 48 Djibouti 7.24 compare
- 49 Somalia 7.14 compare
- 50 Uganda 7.06 compare
- 51 Côte d'Ivoire 7.04 compare
- 52 South Sudan 6.92 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6,123 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 53.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 25.78 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 10.05 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 25.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.62 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 6.66 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 53.09 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.94 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 40.25 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict was 9.14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict?
- The highest recorded value was 10.11 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.14 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Countries in conflict ranks 49th 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_Countries in conflict?
- 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_Countries in conflict 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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