Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Brazil
Brazil: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.4%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
141st
of 198 countries
All-time high
4.0%
in 1994
All-time low
2.4%
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Brazil is 2.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Brazil peaked at 4.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 141st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.7% | — |
| 1981 | 3.7% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.8% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 3.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Brazil?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Brazil 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Brazil ranks 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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