Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Switzerland
Switzerland: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.66 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Switzerland, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Switzerland stood at 1.66. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Switzerland peaked at 1.66 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.34, in 1993.
Switzerland ranks 172nd of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.36 | — |
| 1991 | 1.35 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.35 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.34 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.35 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.36 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.36 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.37 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.38 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.39 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.41 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.42 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.43 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.45 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.47 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.49 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.51 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.53 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.54 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.56 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.56 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.57 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.59 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.61 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.63 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.66 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 | 1.35 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 | 1.45 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 | 1.61 | 1.66 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Switzerland?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Switzerland was 1.66 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 in 1993.
- How does Switzerland rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Switzerland ranks 172nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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