Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Türkiye
Türkiye: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.99 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Türkiye, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Türkiye is 1.99, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Türkiye peaked at 3.48 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.99, in 2022.
Türkiye ranks 156th 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 Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.48 | — |
| 1991 | 3.43 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.38 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 3.32 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.26 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.2 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.14 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.07 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.01 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.94 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.87 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.8 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.73 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.67 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.61 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.56 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.51 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.48 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.44 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.41 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.38 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.34 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.31 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.26 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.23 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.19 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.16 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.12 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.09 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.06 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.03 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.01 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.99 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.22 | 2.94 | 3.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.61 | 2.41 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 | 2.06 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 | 1.99 | 2.03 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Türkiye?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Türkiye was 1.99 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Türkiye ranks 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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