Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 6.95 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) stood at 6.95. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) peaked at 7.72 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.95, in 2022.
ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) ranks 73rd 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_Other Area (OTH_REGION), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.72 | — |
| 2001 | 7.69 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.71 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 7.68 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.68 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.68 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.67 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.71 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.67 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.69 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 7.68 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.63 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 7.58 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.52 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 7.46 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 7.37 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.32 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.28 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.17 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 7.13 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.08 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 7 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 6.95 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.69 | 7.67 | 7.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.41 | 7.13 | 7.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.01 | 6.95 | 7.08 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
- 70 Kazakhstan 5.23 compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 5.18 compare
- 72 Bahrain 5.1 compare
- 73 Lesotho 5.07 compare
- 74 Syrian Arab Republic 5.02 compare
- 75 Azerbaijan 5.01 compare
- 76 Romania 4.94 compare
More health data for ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,095 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 33.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.01 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 34.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 16.06 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.25 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) was 6.95 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.72 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.95 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) ranks 73rd 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_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) 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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