Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 12.8 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) is 12.8, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) peaked at 19.59 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.8, in 2022.
That places ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) 11th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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_LDC (LDC_E), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.59 | — |
| 2001 | 19.26 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 19 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 18.66 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 18.38 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 18.1 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 17.78 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 17.51 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 17.26 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 16.96 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 16.68 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 16.4 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 16.06 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 15.74 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 15.4 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.05 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 14.73 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 14.39 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 14.03 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 13.7 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 13.41 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 13.05 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 12.8 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.25 | 16.96 | 19.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.22 | 13.7 | 16.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.09 | 12.8 | 13.41 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
More health data for ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,722 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 29.51 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 7.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 11.83 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.19 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 20 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) was 12.8 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.59 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) ranks 11th 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_LDC (LDC_E)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) 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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