Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Slovenia
Slovenia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.89 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.89
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
162nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.89
in 2022
All-time low
1.38
in 2005
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Slovenia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Slovenia stood at 1.89. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Slovenia peaked at 1.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.38, in 2005.
That places Slovenia 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.53 | — |
| 1991 | 1.5 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.47 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.46 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.45 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.44 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.43 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.43 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.42 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.4 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.39 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.38 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.38 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.38 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.38 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.39 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.41 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.43 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.46 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.49 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.53 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.58 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.63 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.67 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.72 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.76 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.81 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.85 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.89 | +2.2% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 1.89 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.31, 82% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 1.89 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.64, 72% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.46 | 1.44 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1.38 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 1.41 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 | 1.81 | 1.89 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Slovenia?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Slovenia was 1.89 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 in 2005.
- How does Slovenia rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Slovenia ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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