Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Libya
Libya: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 7.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.0%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
37th
of 198 countries
All-time high
7.3%
in 1980
All-time low
4.8%
in 2005
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Libya, 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 Libya is 7.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Libya peaked at 7.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2005.
Libya ranks 37th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.3% | — |
| 1981 | 7.1% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 6.9% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 6.6% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 6.5% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 6.0% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 34 Tajikistan 7.1% compare
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 7.1% compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 7.0% compare
- 38 Mauritius 6.9% compare
- 39 Guyana 6.9% compare
- 40 Oman 6.8% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,084 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3466 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6796 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Libya?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Libya was 7.0% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2005.
- How does Libya rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Libya ranks 37th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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