Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Austria

Austria: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 2.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.4%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
139th
of 198 countries
All-time high
2.4%
in 2024
All-time low
2.0%
in 2007
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Austria, 1980–2024

00.511.522.51980200220241980: 2.21981: 2.21982: 2.21983: 2.21984: 2.11985: 2.11986: 2.11987: 2.11988: 2.11989: 2.11990: 21991: 21992: 21993: 21994: 21995: 21996: 21997: 21998: 21999: 22000: 22001: 22002: 22003: 22004: 22005: 22006: 22007: 22008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 22012: 2.12013: 2.12014: 2.12015: 2.22016: 2.22017: 2.22018: 2.22019: 2.32020: 2.32021: 2.32022: 2.42023: 2.42024: 2.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2024, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Austria stood at 2.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Austria peaked at 2.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2007.

Austria ranks 139th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%) in Austria, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 2.2%
1981 2.2% -1.2%
1982 2.2% -1.2%
1983 2.2% -1.1%
1984 2.1% -1.0%
1985 2.1% -1.0%
1986 2.1% -0.9%
1987 2.1% -0.8%
1988 2.1% -0.7%
1989 2.1% -0.6%
1990 2.0% -0.5%
1991 2.0% -0.4%
1992 2.0% -0.2%
1993 2.0% -0.1%
1994 2.0% -0.0%
1995 2.0% +0.1%
1996 2.0% +0.1%
1997 2.0% +0.1%
1998 2.0% +0.1%
1999 2.0% +0.1%
2000 2.0% +0.0%
2001 2.0% -0.1%
2002 2.0% -0.1%
2003 2.0% -0.2%
2004 2.0% -0.2%
2005 2.0% -0.2%
2006 2.0% -0.3%
2007 2.0% -0.2%
2008 2.0% +0.0%
2009 2.0% +0.3%
2010 2.0% +0.5%
2011 2.0% +0.8%
2012 2.1% +1.1%
2013 2.1% +1.4%
2014 2.1% +1.5%
2015 2.2% +1.5%
2016 2.2% +1.4%
2017 2.2% +1.2%
2018 2.2% +1.1%
2019 2.3% +1.2%
2020 2.3% +1.3%
2021 2.3% +1.4%
2022 2.4% +1.5%
2023 2.4% +1.6%
2024 2.4% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.1% 2.1% 2.2% 10
1990s 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 10
2000s 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 10
2010s 2.1% 2.0% 2.3% 10
2020s 2.4% 2.3% 2.4% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Austria?
Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Austria was 2.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2007.
How does Austria rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
Austria ranks 139th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
210 places, 9,450 data points, 1980–2024
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