Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Southern Europe (UNSDG)

Southern Europe (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.94 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.94
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
147th
of 156 groups
All-time high
1.94
in 2022
All-time low
1.39
in 2010
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Southern Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022

00.511.522000201120222000: 1.72001: 1.62002: 1.62003: 1.62004: 1.52005: 1.52006: 1.52007: 1.42008: 1.42009: 1.42010: 1.42011: 1.42012: 1.42013: 1.52014: 1.52015: 1.52016: 1.62017: 1.62018: 1.72019: 1.72020: 1.82021: 1.92022: 1.9

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Europe (UNSDG) is 1.94, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 1.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.39, in 2010.

Southern Europe (UNSDG) ranks 147th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Southern Europe (UNSDG), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in Southern Europe (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 1.66
2001 1.61 -2.6%
2002 1.6 -1.1%
2003 1.58 -1.2%
2004 1.55 -1.9%
2005 1.5 -3.4%
2006 1.47 -1.6%
2007 1.45 -1.5%
2008 1.43 -1.3%
2009 1.41 -1.5%
2010 1.39 -1.2%
2011 1.43 +2.9%
2012 1.41 -1.2%
2013 1.45 +2.7%
2014 1.45 +0.1%
2015 1.53 +5.4%
2016 1.57 +2.6%
2017 1.62 +3.1%
2018 1.68 +3.7%
2019 1.72 +2.5%
2020 1.8 +4.7%
2021 1.86 +3.2%
2022 1.94 +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.52 1.41 1.66 10
2010s 1.53 1.39 1.72 10
2020s 1.87 1.8 1.94 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Europe (UNSDG) was 1.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 1.94 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.39 in 2010.
How does Southern Europe (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Southern Europe (UNSDG) ranks 147th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Southern Europe (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Europe (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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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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