Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.53 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of is 2.53, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 3.19 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.21, in 2011.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 137th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.19 | — |
| 1991 | 3.11 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 3.04 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.97 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 2.9 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.83 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.77 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.7 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 2.64 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.59 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.54 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.48 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.44 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.39 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.36 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.32 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.29 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.27 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.25 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.23 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.22 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.21 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.21 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.21 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.22 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.24 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.26 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.29 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.33 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.37 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.42 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.47 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.53 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.87 | 2.59 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 | 2.23 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 | 2.21 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 | 2.42 | 2.53 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 2.53 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 in 2011.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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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