Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.56 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 1.56 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.56 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.24, in 1996.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 173rd 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.42 | — |
| 1991 | 1.36 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.32 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.29 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.26 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.25 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.24 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.25 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.26 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.28 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.29 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.31 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.33 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.35 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.38 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.4 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.41 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.43 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.44 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.45 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.46 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.47 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.48 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.49 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.52 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.54 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.56 | +1.3% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 1.56 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.31, 68% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 1.56 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.64, 59% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 | 1.26 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 | 1.44 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.56 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1.56 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 in 1996.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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