Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 4.14 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion is 4.14, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion peaked at 5.17 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.14, in 2022.
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion ranks 106th 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_Maghreb subregion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.17 | — |
| 2001 | 5.07 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 5 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 4.89 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.79 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.78 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.73 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.73 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.68 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 4.63 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 4.62 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.57 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.56 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.47 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.43 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.38 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.33 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.28 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.24 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.24 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.14 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 4.14 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.87 | 4.68 | 5.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.45 | 4.24 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 | 4.14 | 4.24 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.59 compare
- 105 Slovakia 3.56 compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 3.52 compare
- 106 Iraq 3.52 compare
- 108 Jordan 3.5 compare
- 109 United Arab Emirates 3.44 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,104 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 57.26 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.33 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.66 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 27.66 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.34 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 8.37 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 75.52 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 10.12 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 16.11 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion was 4.14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion?
- The highest recorded value was 5.17 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion ranks 106th 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_Maghreb subregion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Maghreb subregion 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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