Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 4.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
4.9%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
69th
of 198 countries
All-time high
4.9%
in 2024
All-time low
4.0%
in 2010
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in North Macedonia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in North Macedonia stood at 4.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in North Macedonia peaked at 4.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2010.
North Macedonia ranks 69th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.8% | — |
| 1981 | 4.8% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 66 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.0% compare
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- 70 Angola 4.9% compare
- 71 Uzbekistan 4.8% compare
- 72 Comoros 4.6% compare
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0348 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.0583 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in North Macedonia?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in North Macedonia was 4.9% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2010.
- How does North Macedonia rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- North Macedonia ranks 69th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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