Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.78 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Sweden, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sweden stood at 1.78. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sweden peaked at 1.78 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.18, in 1992.
That places Sweden 166th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.21 | — |
| 1991 | 1.19 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.18 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.19 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.2 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.22 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.25 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.28 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.32 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.36 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.41 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.45 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.5 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.53 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.56 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.59 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.62 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.64 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.66 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.68 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.7 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.71 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.73 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.74 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.75 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.75 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.75 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.75 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.76 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.77 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.78 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 | 1.18 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1.32 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 | 1.66 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 | 1.76 | 1.78 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sweden?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Sweden was 1.78 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 in 1992.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Sweden ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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