Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico

Asia Oriental y Pacífico: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.65 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
5.65
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
90th
of 156 groups
All-time high
7.83
in 2000
All-time low
5.65
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico, 2000–2022

024682000201120222000: 7.82001: 7.82002: 7.72003: 7.62004: 7.52005: 7.42006: 7.32007: 7.32008: 7.12009: 7.12010: 6.92011: 6.92012: 6.72013: 6.62014: 6.52015: 6.42016: 6.32017: 6.22018: 6.12019: 62020: 5.92021: 5.82022: 5.6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico is 5.65, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico peaked at 7.83 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.65, in 2022.

That places Asia Oriental y Pacífico 90th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Oriental y Pacífico, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in Asia Oriental y Pacífico, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 7.83
2001 7.81 -0.3%
2002 7.72 -1.1%
2003 7.65 -0.9%
2004 7.55 -1.3%
2005 7.42 -1.7%
2006 7.33 -1.2%
2007 7.26 -1.0%
2008 7.14 -1.6%
2009 7.07 -1.0%
2010 6.95 -1.7%
2011 6.88 -1.0%
2012 6.74 -2.0%
2013 6.61 -2.0%
2014 6.52 -1.3%
2015 6.38 -2.2%
2016 6.28 -1.5%
2017 6.19 -1.4%
2018 6.09 -1.6%
2019 6 -1.5%
2020 5.85 -2.5%
2021 5.81 -0.7%
2022 5.65 -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.48 7.07 7.83 10
2010s 6.46 6 6.95 10
2020s 5.77 5.65 5.85 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico was 5.65 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
The highest recorded value was 7.83 in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
The lowest recorded value was 5.65 in 2022.
How does Asia Oriental y Pacífico rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Asia Oriental y Pacífico ranks 90th 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 Oriental y Pacífico?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Asia Oriental y Pacífico data come from?
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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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