Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in China
China: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.65 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in China, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in China is 3.65, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in China peaked at 6.41 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.65, in 2022.
That places China 100th 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.24 | — |
| 1991 | 6.26 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 6.3 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.33 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.36 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.37 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 6.38 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 6.4 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 6.4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.41 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.4 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 6.36 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.27 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.17 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.05 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.92 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 5.78 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 5.66 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.52 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 5.37 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 5.21 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 5.05 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.87 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 4.7 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.55 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.41 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 4.29 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 4.17 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.06 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.95 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.85 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.75 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.65 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.35 | 6.24 | 6.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.95 | 5.37 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.53 | 3.95 | 5.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 | 3.65 | 3.85 | 3 |
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- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -5.8 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in China?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in China was 3.65 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 6.41 in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 in 2022.
- How does China rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- China ranks 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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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