Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.61 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Brunei Darussalam, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Brunei Darussalam stood at 3.61. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 6.67 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.61, in 2022.
That places Brunei Darussalam 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.67 | — |
| 1991 | 6.59 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 6.52 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 6.46 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 6.39 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 6.33 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.25 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 6.15 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 6.04 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 5.92 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 5.78 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 5.63 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 5.47 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 5.31 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.14 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 4.98 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 4.83 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 4.68 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 4.54 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.41 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 4.29 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 4.18 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.09 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.01 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.94 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.88 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.83 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.78 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.73 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.69 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.66 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.63 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.61 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.33 | 5.92 | 6.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 | 4.41 | 5.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.94 | 3.69 | 4.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.63 | 3.61 | 3.66 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Brunei Darussalam?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Brunei Darussalam was 3.61 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.67 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 in 2022.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam 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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