Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Serbia
Serbia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.93 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Serbia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Serbia is 1.93, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Serbia peaked at 3.09 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.93, in 2022.
Serbia ranks 160th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.84 | — |
| 1991 | 2.86 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 2.87 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.9 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.94 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.98 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 3.01 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 3.05 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.08 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.09 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.08 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.06 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.03 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.98 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.93 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.88 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.82 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.76 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.68 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.61 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.53 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.46 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.39 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.34 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.31 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.26 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.21 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.15 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.08 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.02 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.98 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.95 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.93 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.96 | 2.84 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.88 | 2.61 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 2.02 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 | 1.93 | 1.98 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 158 Latvia 1.95 compare
- 159 Austria 1.94 compare
- 160 Luxembourg 1.93 compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 1.89 compare
- 162 Slovenia 1.89 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Serbia?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Serbia was 1.93 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Serbia ranks 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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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