Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)
ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 19.27 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) is 19.27, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) peaked at 29.97 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.27, in 2022.
ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) ranks 3rd of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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_SAARC (SAARC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.97 | — |
| 2001 | 29.43 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 28.82 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 28.27 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 27.73 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 27.19 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 26.66 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 26.2 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 25.82 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 25.43 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 24.98 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 24.59 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 24.21 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 23.74 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 23.33 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.79 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 22.33 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 21.78 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 21.29 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 20.75 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 20.21 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 19.72 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 19.27 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.55 | 25.43 | 29.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.98 | 20.75 | 24.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.74 | 19.27 | 20.21 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)
More health data for ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 13.02 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.23 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 24.78 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) was 19.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.97 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.27 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) ranks 3rd 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_SAARC (SAARC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) 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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