Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in World Bank (high income)

World Bank (high income): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.42 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
2.42
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
136th
of 156 groups
All-time high
2.42
in 2022
All-time low
2.19
in 2010
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in World Bank (high income), 2000–2022

00.511.522.52000201120222000: 2.42001: 2.42002: 2.32003: 2.32004: 2.32005: 2.22006: 2.22007: 2.22008: 2.22009: 2.22010: 2.22011: 2.22012: 2.22013: 2.22014: 2.22015: 2.22016: 2.32017: 2.32018: 2.32019: 2.32020: 2.42021: 2.42022: 2.4

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

World Bank (high income) recorded 2.42 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in World Bank (high income) peaked at 2.42 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.19, in 2010.

World Bank (high income) ranks 136th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in World Bank (high income), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in World Bank (high income), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 2.42
2001 2.38 -1.3%
2002 2.33 -2.2%
2003 2.3 -1.5%
2004 2.27 -1.1%
2005 2.23 -2.0%
2006 2.21 -1.0%
2007 2.21 -0.1%
2008 2.19 -0.7%
2009 2.19 +0.0%
2010 2.19 -0.1%
2011 2.19 +0.2%
2012 2.2 +0.6%
2013 2.21 +0.3%
2014 2.22 +0.4%
2015 2.24 +0.9%
2016 2.25 +0.7%
2017 2.27 +0.7%
2018 2.33 +2.4%
2019 2.35 +0.9%
2020 2.38 +1.3%
2021 2.39 +0.7%
2022 2.42 +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.27 2.19 2.42 10
2010s 2.25 2.19 2.35 10
2020s 2.4 2.38 2.42 3

Countries ranked near World Bank (high income)

  1. 134 Belarus 2.64 compare
  2. 135 Andorra 2.6 compare
  3. 136 Jamaica 2.57 compare
  4. 137 Marshall Islands 2.53 compare
  5. 137 Ecuador 2.53 compare
  6. 137 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.53 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in World Bank (high income)?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in World Bank (high income) was 2.42 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in World Bank (high income)?
The highest recorded value was 2.42 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in World Bank (high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.19 in 2010.
How does World Bank (high income) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
World Bank (high income) ranks 136th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in World Bank (high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this World Bank (high income) 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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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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