Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.74 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1.74
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
148th
of 156 groups
All-time high
1.82
in 2000
All-time low
1.64
in 2016
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) recorded 1.74 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) peaked at 1.82 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.64, in 2016.
That places ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) 148th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.82 | — |
| 2001 | 1.77 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.74 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.73 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.72 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.72 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.69 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.68 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.73 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.72 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.71 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.71 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.7 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.69 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.69 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.68 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.64 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.67 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.71 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.7 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.74 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.73 | 1.68 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 | 1.64 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 | 1.7 | 1.74 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
More health data for ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 747.7 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 62.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.18 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.89 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.53 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.83 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 11.93 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) was 1.74 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 in 2016.
- How does ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) ranks 148th 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 (PAC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) 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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