Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA)
ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.43 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA) is 9.43, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA) peaked at 11.97 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.43, in 2022.
That places ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA) 41st out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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_South-East Asia (SEA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.97 | — |
| 2001 | 11.85 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.71 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 11.63 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 11.47 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 11.39 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 11.24 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 11.1 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 11 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.87 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 10.74 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.61 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.48 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 10.39 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.28 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.18 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.07 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.97 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.85 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.77 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.66 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.55 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.43 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.42 | 10.87 | 11.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.23 | 9.77 | 10.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.55 | 9.43 | 9.66 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA)
- 38 Burundi 8.12 compare
- 39 Cambodia 7.92 compare
- 40 Afghanistan 7.85 compare
- 40 Central African Republic 7.85 compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 7.85 compare
- 43 Guyana 7.76 compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 7.68 compare
More health data for ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6,188 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 35.23 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 10.07 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.3 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 20.83 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 9.13 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.01 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA) was 9.43 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.97 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.43 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA) ranks 41st 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-East Asia (SEA)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA) 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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