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

00.511.522000201120222000: 1.82001: 1.82002: 1.72003: 1.72004: 1.72005: 1.72006: 1.72007: 1.72008: 1.72009: 1.72010: 1.72011: 1.72012: 1.72013: 1.72014: 1.72015: 1.72016: 1.62017: 1.72018: 1.72019: 1.72020: 1.72021: 1.72022: 1.7

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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