Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.71 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States recorded 3.71 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States peaked at 4.18 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.65, in 2016.
ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States ranks 113th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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_Small Islands Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.18 | — |
| 2001 | 4.14 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.06 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 4.02 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 4 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.95 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.87 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 3.84 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.81 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.77 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.76 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.74 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.71 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.7 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.7 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.71 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.65 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.71 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.71 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.71 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.71 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.71 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.71 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.97 | 3.77 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.71 | 3.65 | 3.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.71 | 3.71 | 3.71 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
- 110 Sierra Leone 3.41 compare
- 111 Russian Federation 3.34 compare
- 112 Czechia 3.32 compare
- 112 South Africa 3.32 compare
- 114 Republic of Moldova 3.3 compare
- 115 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.23 compare
- 116 Egypt 3.22 compare
More health data for ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 340.35 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 47.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.33 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 33.07 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.2 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 17.08 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States was 3.71 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.18 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 in 2016.
- How does ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States ranks 113th 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_Small Islands Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States 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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