Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies
ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 8.21 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies stood at 8.21. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies peaked at 13.74 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.21, in 2022.
That places ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies 64th 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_WB Low Income Economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.74 | — |
| 2001 | 13.48 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 13.34 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 13.15 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 12.91 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 12.65 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 12.36 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 12.1 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 11.93 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 11.66 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.38 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 11.1 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 10.81 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 10.58 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.28 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 10 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 9.76 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 9.47 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 9.18 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 8.93 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 8.7 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 8.36 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 8.21 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.73 | 11.66 | 13.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.15 | 8.93 | 11.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.42 | 8.21 | 8.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies
More health data for ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,956 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 42.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 14.97 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 7.86 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 21.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 8.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 18.6 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies was 8.21 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 13.74 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.21 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies ranks 64th 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_WB Low Income Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies 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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