Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Bhutan
Bhutan: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.32 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
5.32
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
68th
of 193 countries
All-time high
16.29
in 1990
All-time low
5.32
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Bhutan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 5.32 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Bhutan peaked at 16.29 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.32, in 2022.
Bhutan ranks 68th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.29 | — |
| 1991 | 16.04 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 15.77 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 15.5 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 15.22 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 14.93 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 14.63 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 14.31 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 13.97 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 13.64 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 13.3 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 12.93 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 12.53 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 12.12 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 11.69 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 11.26 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 10.86 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 10.46 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 10.06 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 9.67 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 9.28 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 8.9 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 8.53 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 8.17 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 7.83 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 7.48 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 7.14 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 6.79 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 6.45 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 6.13 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 5.83 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 5.57 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 5.32 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.03 | 13.64 | 16.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.49 | 9.67 | 13.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.67 | 6.13 | 9.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.57 | 5.32 | 5.83 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 65 Zimbabwe 5.58 compare
- 66 Rwanda 5.49 compare
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- 69 Turkmenistan 5.31 compare
- 70 Kazakhstan 5.23 compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 5.18 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Bhutan?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Bhutan was 5.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.29 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.32 in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Bhutan ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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