Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in South America (UNSDG)
South America (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.32 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in South America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in South America (UNSDG) is 2.32, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in South America (UNSDG) peaked at 3.08 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.16, in 2013.
South America (UNSDG) ranks 137th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 South America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.08 | — |
| 2001 | 2.99 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.91 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.84 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.72 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 2.64 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.58 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.46 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.4 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.33 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.27 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.23 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.21 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.16 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.16 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.16 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.19 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.18 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.2 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.21 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.23 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.26 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.32 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7 | 2.33 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 2.16 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 | 2.23 | 2.32 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South America (UNSDG)
More health data for South America (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,058 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 64.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 28.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.37 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.83 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.87 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.85 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.2 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 78.7 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in South America (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in South America (UNSDG) was 2.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in South America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in South America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 in 2013.
- How does South America (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- South America (UNSDG) ranks 137th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in South America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America (UNSDG) 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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