Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 10.73 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs recorded 10.73 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 1.9% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs peaked at 15.71 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.73, in 2022.
That places ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs 26th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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_Countries with Special Needs, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.71 | — |
| 2001 | 15.45 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 15.26 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 15.02 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 14.83 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 14.66 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 14.44 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 14.27 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 14.12 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.93 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 13.75 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 13.57 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 13.32 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 13.09 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 12.83 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 12.55 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 12.29 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 12.02 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 11.73 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 11.46 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 11.22 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 10.94 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 10.73 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.77 | 13.93 | 15.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.66 | 11.46 | 13.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.96 | 10.73 | 11.22 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
- 23 Chad 9.72 compare
- 24 Namibia 9.57 compare
- 25 Botswana 9.48 compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 9.34 compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 9.33 compare
- 28 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.2 compare
- 29 Cape Verde 9.19 compare
More health data for ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6,907 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 37.02 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.88 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.48 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.58 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.88 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 16.76 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs was 10.73 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- The highest recorded value was 15.71 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.73 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs ranks 26th 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_Countries with Special Needs?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs 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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