Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Cambodia
Cambodia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 7.92 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
7.92
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
39th
of 193 countries
All-time high
9.41
in 1994
All-time low
7.92
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Cambodia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Cambodia stood at 7.92. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Cambodia peaked at 9.41 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7.92, in 2022.
Cambodia ranks 39th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.91 | — |
| 1991 | 9.04 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 9.19 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 9.32 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 9.41 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 9.41 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.38 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 9.31 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 9.23 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 9.14 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 9.05 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 8.97 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.89 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 8.8 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 8.72 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.63 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 8.54 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 8.44 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.35 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.27 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.14 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.12 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.09 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.06 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.05 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.03 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 8 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.98 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.97 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.95 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.94 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.92 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.23 | 8.91 | 9.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.67 | 8.27 | 9.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.06 | 7.97 | 8.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.94 | 7.92 | 7.95 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 36 Guinea 8.16 compare
- 37 Tajikistan 8.15 compare
- 38 Burundi 8.12 compare
- 40 Afghanistan 7.85 compare
- 40 Central African Republic 7.85 compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 7.85 compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Cambodia?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Cambodia was 7.92 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.41 in 1994.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.92 in 2022.
- How does Cambodia rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Cambodia ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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