Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies
ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 17.97 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies is 17.97, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies peaked at 27.24 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.97, in 2022.
That places ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies 9th 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_WB Lower Middle Income Economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.24 | — |
| 2001 | 26.78 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 26.28 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 25.83 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 25.38 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 24.93 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 24.48 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 24.08 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 23.77 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 23.45 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 23.07 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 22.73 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 22.4 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 22 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 21.64 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 21.16 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 20.74 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 20.25 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 19.8 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 19.32 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 18.82 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 18.38 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 17.97 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.22 | 23.45 | 27.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.31 | 19.32 | 23.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.39 | 17.97 | 18.82 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies
More health data for ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 25,920 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.18 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.62 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.45 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 23.02 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies was 17.97 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 27.24 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.97 in 2022.
- How does ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies ranks 9th 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 Lower Middle Income Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP_WB Lower Middle 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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