Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 16.19 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
16.19
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
6th
of 193 countries
All-time high
26.98
in 1990
All-time low
16.19
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Bangladesh, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Bangladesh stood at 16.19. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Bangladesh peaked at 26.98 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.19, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.98 | — |
| 1991 | 26.74 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 26.49 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 26.23 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 25.95 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 25.65 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 25.33 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 25 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 24.65 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 24.3 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 23.95 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 23.61 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 23.27 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 22.94 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 22.6 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 22.26 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 21.94 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 21.63 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 21.33 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 21.02 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 20.69 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 20.35 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 19.98 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 19.6 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 19.21 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 18.81 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 18.4 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 17.99 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 17.6 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 17.22 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 16.86 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 16.52 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 16.19 | -2.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 16.19 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.75, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 16.19 is above the median for South Asia, which is 14.21, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.73 | 24.3 | 26.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.46 | 21.02 | 23.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.98 | 17.22 | 20.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.52 | 16.19 | 16.86 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Bangladesh?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Bangladesh was 16.19 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 26.98 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.19 in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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