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

Latest (2022)
2.09
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
145th
of 156 groups
All-time high
2.67
in 2000
All-time low
2.09
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE), 2000–2022

01232000201120222000: 2.72001: 2.72002: 2.62003: 2.62004: 2.52005: 2.52006: 2.42007: 2.42008: 2.42009: 2.32010: 2.32011: 2.32012: 2.32013: 2.22014: 2.22015: 2.22016: 2.12017: 2.22018: 2.12019: 2.12020: 2.12021: 2.12022: 2.1

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

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in ESCAP_Pacific island developing economies (PIDE), 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 142 Lebanon 2.29 compare
  2. 143 Panama 2.28 compare
  3. 144 Belgium 2.27 compare
  4. 145 Montenegro 2.26 compare
  5. 145 Paraguay 2.26 compare
  6. 147 Mexico 2.24 compare
  7. 148 Argentina 2.23 compare
  8. 148 Vanuatu 2.23 compare

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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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Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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