Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Australia
Australia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.56 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.56
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
173rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.56
in 2022
All-time low
1.2
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Australia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Australia stood at 1.56. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Australia peaked at 1.56 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 1990.
Australia ranks 173rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2 | — |
| 1991 | 1.22 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.25 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.27 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.29 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.31 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.32 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.33 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.34 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.35 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.34 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.35 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.36 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.36 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.37 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.38 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.39 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.41 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.43 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.44 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.46 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.48 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.53 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.56 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 | 1.2 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 | 1.36 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 | 1.5 | 1.56 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Australia?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Australia was 1.56 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Australia ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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