Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 4.03 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) is 4.03, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) peaked at 4.05 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.55, in 2008.
ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) ranks 107th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.05 | — |
| 2001 | 3.97 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.88 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 3.8 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.73 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.67 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.6 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.55 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 3.56 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.57 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.6 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.62 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.61 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.64 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.67 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.73 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.77 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.83 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.9 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.94 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.97 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.03 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.74 | 3.55 | 4.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.69 | 3.57 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.98 | 3.94 | 4.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.59 compare
- 105 Slovakia 3.56 compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 3.52 compare
- 106 Iraq 3.52 compare
- 108 Jordan 3.5 compare
- 109 United Arab Emirates 3.44 compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 3.41 compare
More health data for ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,015 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.98 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.75 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.61 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 19.09 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.76 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) was 4.03 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.55 in 2008.
- How does ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) ranks 107th 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_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) 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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