Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.5 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion stood at 3.5. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure 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_Mashreq subregion peaked at 4.01 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 2022.
That places (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion 120th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom 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_Mashreq subregion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.01 | — |
| 2001 | 3.91 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.84 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.76 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.73 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.67 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.64 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.65 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.63 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.63 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.63 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.59 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.59 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.56 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.55 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.51 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.5 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.5 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.51 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.51 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.5 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.51 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.5 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.75 | 3.63 | 4.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.55 | 3.5 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.51 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion
More health data for (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,218 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 72.54 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 41.4 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.34 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 40.36 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 19.05 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 7.04 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 84.63 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.88 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 8.32 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion was 3.5 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion?
- The highest recorded value was 4.01 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 2022.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Mashreq subregion ranks 120th 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_Mashreq subregion?
- 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_Mashreq 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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