Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Asia Meridional
Asia Meridional: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 19.27 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Asia Meridional, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Asia Meridional is 19.27, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Asia Meridional peaked at 29.97 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.27, in 2022.
Asia Meridional ranks 3rd of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Asia Meridional, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.97 | — |
| 2001 | 29.43 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 28.82 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 28.27 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 27.73 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 27.19 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 26.66 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 26.2 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 25.82 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 25.43 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 24.98 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 24.59 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 24.21 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 23.74 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 23.33 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.79 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 22.33 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 21.78 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 21.29 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 20.75 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 20.21 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 19.72 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 19.27 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.55 | 25.43 | 29.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.98 | 20.75 | 24.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.74 | 19.27 | 20.21 | 3 |
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More health data for Asia Meridional
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Child deaths 157,304 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.19 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 439,901 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 282,597 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.69 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.53 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 189,445 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Asia Meridional?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Asia Meridional was 19.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Asia Meridional?
- The highest recorded value was 29.97 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Asia Meridional?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.27 in 2022.
- How does Asia Meridional rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Asia Meridional ranks 3rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Asia Meridional?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia Meridional data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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