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

Latest (2022)
3.71
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
113th
of 156 groups
All-time high
4.18
in 2000
All-time low
3.65
in 2016
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States, 2000–2022

012342000201120222000: 4.22001: 4.12002: 4.12003: 42004: 42005: 42006: 3.92007: 3.82008: 3.82009: 3.82010: 3.82011: 3.72012: 3.72013: 3.72014: 3.72015: 3.72016: 3.72017: 3.72018: 3.72019: 3.72020: 3.72021: 3.72022: 3.7

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 110 Sierra Leone 3.41 compare
  2. 111 Russian Federation 3.34 compare
  3. 112 Czechia 3.32 compare
  4. 112 South Africa 3.32 compare
  5. 114 Republic of Moldova 3.3 compare
  6. 115 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.23 compare
  7. 116 Egypt 3.22 compare

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