Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 18.35 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) stood at 18.35. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) peaked at 27.95 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.35, in 2022.
That places ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) 8th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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_South and South-West Asia (SSWA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.95 | — |
| 2001 | 27.46 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 26.94 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 26.46 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 25.99 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 25.53 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 25.07 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 24.67 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 24.36 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 24.03 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 23.65 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.31 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 22.98 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 22.56 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 22.17 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 21.67 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 21.23 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 20.71 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 20.26 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 19.76 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 19.24 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 18.78 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 18.35 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.85 | 24.03 | 27.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.83 | 19.76 | 23.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.79 | 18.35 | 19.24 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
More health data for ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,637 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 35.3 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 10.82 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.09 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 13.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.78 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 24 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) was 18.35 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.95 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.35 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) ranks 8th 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_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) 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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