Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.72 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.72
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
95th
of 193 countries
All-time high
4.72
in 1990
All-time low
3.72
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Palestine, State of, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Palestine, State of is 3.72, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Palestine, State of peaked at 4.72 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.72, in 2022.
That places Palestine, State of 95th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.72 | — |
| 1991 | 4.67 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.62 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 4.57 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.52 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.48 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 4.43 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.38 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 4.32 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 4.27 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.22 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.17 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 4.12 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.08 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 4.05 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 4.02 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 4 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.99 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.98 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.98 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.97 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.95 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.94 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.92 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.89 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.87 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.85 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.82 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.8 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.78 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 3.76 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.74 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.72 | -0.5% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 3.72 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.75, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 3.72 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.74, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5 | 4.27 | 4.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.06 | 3.98 | 4.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.88 | 3.78 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.74 | 3.72 | 3.76 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Palestine, State of?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Palestine, State of was 3.72 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 in 2022.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Palestine, State of ranks 95th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State 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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