Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in United States
United States: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.31 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.31
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
180th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.44
in 1995
All-time low
1.17
in 2009
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in United States, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in United States stood at 1.31.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in United States peaked at 1.44 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.17, in 2009.
United States ranks 180th 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 United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.35 | — |
| 1991 | 1.37 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.39 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.41 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.43 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.44 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.43 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.41 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.39 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.35 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.32 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.28 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.25 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.22 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.19 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.18 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.17 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.18 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.19 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.21 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.22 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.23 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.24 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.25 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.26 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.28 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.29 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.31 | +1.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.31 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.31, 57% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 | 1.35 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 | 1.17 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in United States?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in United States was 1.31 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 in 1995.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 in 2009.
- How does United States rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- United States ranks 180th 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 States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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