Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.23 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
3.23
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
115th
of 193 countries
All-time high
4.82
in 1990
All-time low
3.2
in 2018
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1990–2022

0123451990200620221990: 4.81991: 4.71992: 4.71993: 4.61994: 4.51995: 4.41996: 4.41997: 4.31998: 4.21999: 4.12000: 42001: 42002: 3.92003: 3.82004: 3.72005: 3.72006: 3.62007: 3.62008: 3.52009: 3.52010: 3.42011: 3.42012: 3.32013: 3.32014: 3.32015: 3.22016: 3.22017: 3.22018: 3.22019: 3.22020: 3.22021: 3.22022: 3.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 3.23.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 4.82 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.2, in 2018.

That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 4.82
1991 4.74 -1.7%
1992 4.67 -1.5%
1993 4.59 -1.7%
1994 4.52 -1.5%
1995 4.44 -1.8%
1996 4.36 -1.8%
1997 4.28 -1.8%
1998 4.2 -1.9%
1999 4.12 -1.9%
2000 4.03 -2.2%
2001 3.95 -2.0%
2002 3.88 -1.8%
2003 3.8 -2.1%
2004 3.74 -1.6%
2005 3.68 -1.6%
2006 3.62 -1.6%
2007 3.56 -1.7%
2008 3.51 -1.4%
2009 3.46 -1.4%
2010 3.42 -1.2%
2011 3.38 -1.2%
2012 3.34 -1.2%
2013 3.31 -0.9%
2014 3.28 -0.9%
2015 3.25 -0.9%
2016 3.23 -0.6%
2017 3.22 -0.3%
2018 3.2 -0.6%
2019 3.2 +0.0%
2020 3.2 +0.0%
2021 3.21 +0.3%
2022 3.23 +0.6%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries

  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 3.23 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.63, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 3.23 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.9, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.47 4.12 4.82 10
2000s 3.72 3.46 4.03 10
2010s 3.28 3.2 3.42 10
2020s 3.21 3.2 3.23 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 3.23 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The highest recorded value was 4.82 in 1990.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The lowest recorded value was 3.2 in 2018.
How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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