Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 9.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
3rd
of 11 groups
All-time high
14.7%
in 1980
All-time low
9.8%
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) recorded 9.8% for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 14.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2024.
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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.7% | — |
| 1981 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 14.3% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 14.1% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 14.0% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 13.8% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 13.7% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 13.5% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 13.4% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 12.2% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.9% | 13.3% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 11.1% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.8% | 10.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 9.8% 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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2024.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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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