Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)
ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 6.8 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) recorded 6.8 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) peaked at 9.28 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.8, in 2022.
That places ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) 77th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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_LLDC (LLDC_E), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.28 | — |
| 2001 | 9.13 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 9.08 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 9 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 8.92 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.82 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.73 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 8.63 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.58 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 8.47 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.35 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.24 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.09 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 7.98 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.8 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.65 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 7.51 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 7.36 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.21 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.98 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 6.86 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 6.8 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.86 | 8.47 | 9.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.73 | 7.1 | 8.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.88 | 6.8 | 6.98 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)
More health data for ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,052 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 50.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 20.02 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.02 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 17.66 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.79 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.26 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) was 6.8 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.28 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) ranks 77th 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_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_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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