Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in World Bank (upper middle income)
World Bank (upper middle income): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 4.39 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in World Bank (upper middle income), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World Bank (upper middle income) recorded 4.39 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in World Bank (upper middle income) peaked at 6.24 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.39, in 2022.
That places World Bank (upper middle income) 103rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in World Bank (upper middle income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.24 | — |
| 2001 | 6.16 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.03 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.92 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.8 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 5.65 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 5.55 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.45 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.32 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.24 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.11 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 5.04 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 4.94 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.84 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.79 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.71 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.67 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.63 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.59 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.55 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.47 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.48 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.39 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.73 | 5.24 | 6.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.79 | 4.55 | 5.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 | 4.39 | 4.48 | 3 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (upper middle income)
More health data for World Bank (upper middle income)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -12.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 15,756 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 188,319 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.14 (2024)
- Child deaths 68,982 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.38 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 119,337 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.25 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 111,922 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 167,757 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in World Bank (upper middle income) was 4.39 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.24 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.39 in 2022.
- How does World Bank (upper middle income) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- World Bank (upper middle income) ranks 103rd 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 (upper middle income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank (upper middle 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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