Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
Eastern Asia (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.59 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) stood at 3.59. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 6.12 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.59, in 2022.
Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 116th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Eastern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.12 | — |
| 2001 | 6.12 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.03 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.93 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.84 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 5.66 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 5.56 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 5.47 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 5.28 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.19 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 5 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 4.91 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 4.74 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 4.56 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 4.47 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.29 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.2 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.12 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.03 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 3.94 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.77 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 3.77 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.59 | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.72 | 5.19 | 6.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.43 | 3.94 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.71 | 3.59 | 3.77 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- 114 Republic of Moldova 3.3 compare
- 115 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.23 compare
- 116 Egypt 3.22 compare
- 117 Malawi 3.2 compare
- 118 Cyprus 3.13 compare
- 118 El Salvador 3.13 compare
More health data for Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -14.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,990 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.16 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 15,961 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.61 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.55 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,755 (2024)
- Child deaths 19,794 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4332 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 15,417 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 3.59 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.12 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 in 2022.
- How does Eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 116th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 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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