Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_All countries
ESCAP_All countries: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 12.25 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_All countries, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_All countries recorded 12.25 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_All countries peaked at 17 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.25, in 2022.
ESCAP_All countries ranks 16th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 ESCAP_All countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17 | — |
| 2001 | 16.85 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 16.66 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 16.5 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 16.33 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 16.14 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 15.98 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 15.87 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.78 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.69 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.55 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 15.43 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 15.24 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 14.99 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 14.77 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 14.45 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 14.18 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 13.85 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 13.55 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 13.22 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 12.86 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 12.57 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 12.25 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.28 | 15.69 | 17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.52 | 13.22 | 15.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.56 | 12.25 | 12.86 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_All countries
More health data for ESCAP_All countries
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 38,584 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 37.19 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 10.58 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 8.23 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 17.38 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 7.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 17.34 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_All countries?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_All countries was 12.25 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_All countries?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_All countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.25 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_All countries rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCAP_All countries ranks 16th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in ESCAP_All countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_All countries 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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