Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)
East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.65 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) is 5.65, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) peaked at 7.83 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.65, in 2022.
That places East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) 91st out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.83 | — |
| 2001 | 7.81 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.72 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.65 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 7.55 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.42 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 7.33 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.26 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 7.14 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 7.07 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.95 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 6.88 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.74 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 6.6 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 6.52 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 6.38 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 6.28 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.19 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.09 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 6 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.85 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 5.81 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.65 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.48 | 7.07 | 7.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.46 | 6 | 6.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.77 | 5.65 | 5.85 | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)
More health data for East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,990 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 36.53 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.78 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 22.29 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 10.72 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.52 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 3.5 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.9 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) was 5.65 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.83 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.65 in 2022.
- How does East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) ranks 91st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) 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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