Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Spain
Spain: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.49 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.49
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
175th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.49
in 2022
All-time low
1.07
in 2009
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Spain, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.49 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Spain peaked at 1.49 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.07, in 2009.
Spain ranks 175th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.42 | — |
| 1991 | 1.4 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.38 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.37 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.35 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.34 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.32 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.3 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.28 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.27 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.25 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.23 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.21 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.18 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.16 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.14 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.11 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.09 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.08 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.09 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.11 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.13 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.17 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.2 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.24 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.28 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.33 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.38 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.43 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.49 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 | 1.27 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 | 1.07 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 1.07 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 | 1.38 | 1.49 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Spain?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Spain was 1.49 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 in 2009.
- How does Spain rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Spain ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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