Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in UNICEF SP Humanitarian
UNICEF SP Humanitarian: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 11.29 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in UNICEF SP Humanitarian, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in UNICEF SP Humanitarian stood at 11.29. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in UNICEF SP Humanitarian peaked at 14.06 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.29, in 2022.
UNICEF SP Humanitarian ranks 25th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Humanitarian, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.06 | — |
| 2001 | 13.9 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 13.77 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 13.64 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 13.49 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 13.35 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 13.22 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.08 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 12.98 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.85 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 12.74 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 12.61 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 12.49 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 12.35 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.2 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 12.06 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.93 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 11.82 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.69 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 11.59 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 11.49 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.38 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.29 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.43 | 12.85 | 14.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.15 | 11.59 | 12.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.39 | 11.29 | 11.49 | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF SP Humanitarian
- 22 Mali 9.99 compare
- 23 Chad 9.72 compare
- 24 Namibia 9.57 compare
- 25 Botswana 9.48 compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 9.34 compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 9.33 compare
- 28 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.2 compare
More health data for UNICEF SP Humanitarian
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 44,236 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 40.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.86 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 10.05 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 15.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.83 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 15.15 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in UNICEF SP Humanitarian?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in UNICEF SP Humanitarian was 11.29 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in UNICEF SP Humanitarian?
- The highest recorded value was 14.06 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in UNICEF SP Humanitarian?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.29 in 2022.
- How does UNICEF SP Humanitarian rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- UNICEF SP Humanitarian ranks 25th 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 Humanitarian?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF SP Humanitarian 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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