Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.56 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.56
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
173rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.56
in 2022
All-time low
1.24
in 1996
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in United Kingdom, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
United Kingdom 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 peaked at 1.56 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.24, in 1996.
United Kingdom 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, 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 compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1.56 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.31, 68% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom'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 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in United Kingdom?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in United Kingdom 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 in 1996.
- How does United Kingdom rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- United Kingdom 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?
- 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 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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