Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Western Europe (UNSDG)
Western Europe (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.48 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Western Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Western Europe (UNSDG) stood at 2.48. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Western Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 2.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.79, in 2006.
That places Western Europe (UNSDG) 129th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Western Europe (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.85 | — |
| 2001 | 1.85 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.82 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.81 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.81 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.82 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.79 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.82 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.83 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.86 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.87 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.92 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.95 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.99 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.04 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.12 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.16 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.24 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.28 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.36 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 2.43 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 2.48 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 | 1.87 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 | 2.36 | 2.48 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe (UNSDG)
More health data for Western Europe (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,618 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 45.6 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.35 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 21.1 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.84 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Western Europe (UNSDG) was 2.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 in 2006.
- How does Western Europe (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Western Europe (UNSDG) ranks 129th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Western Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe (UNSDG) 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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