Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA): 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 ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) is 3.59, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) peaked at 6.12 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.59, in 2022.
ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) 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 ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA), 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 ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
- 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 ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,997 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 36.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.1 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.58 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 22.65 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 5.58 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) 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 ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- 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 ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) 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 ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) 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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