Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in UNICEF SP High burden
UNICEF SP High burden: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 12.35 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in UNICEF SP High burden, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in UNICEF SP High burden stood at 12.35.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in UNICEF SP High burden peaked at 14.64 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.35, in 2021.
That places UNICEF SP High burden 14th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in UNICEF SP High burden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.64 | — |
| 2001 | 14.42 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 14.22 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 14.04 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 13.86 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 13.7 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 13.53 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 13.39 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 13.26 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.14 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 13.04 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.96 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.84 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.73 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.66 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 12.56 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.5 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.47 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.41 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.37 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.38 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.35 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 12.35 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.82 | 13.14 | 14.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.65 | 12.37 | 13.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.36 | 12.35 | 12.38 | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF SP High burden
More health data for UNICEF SP High burden
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 21,904 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 33.26 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 11.05 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.28 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.5 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 15.12 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in UNICEF SP High burden?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in UNICEF SP High burden was 12.35 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in UNICEF SP High burden?
- The highest recorded value was 14.64 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in UNICEF SP High burden?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.35 in 2021.
- How does UNICEF SP High burden rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- UNICEF SP High burden ranks 14th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in UNICEF SP High burden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF SP High burden 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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