Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)
ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.09 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) recorded 2.09 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 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) peaked at 2.67 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.09, in 2022.
That places ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) 145th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.67 | — |
| 2001 | 2.66 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.57 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.55 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.53 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.41 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.38 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.36 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.33 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.31 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.28 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.26 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.23 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.22 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.2 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.1 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.16 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.15 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.13 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.11 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.1 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.09 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5 | 2.33 | 2.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 | 2.09 | 2.11 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)
More health data for ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 289.5 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 55.06 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.36 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.94 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 35.89 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.4 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 17.94 (2020)
All data for ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) was 2.09 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) ranks 145th 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_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE) 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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