Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in India
India: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 20.99 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in India, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in India stood at 20.99. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in India peaked at 36.71 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.99, in 2022.
That places India 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.71 | — |
| 1991 | 36.4 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 36.09 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 35.77 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 35.44 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 35.08 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 34.68 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 34.24 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 33.74 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 33.19 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 32.61 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 31.99 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 31.34 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 30.68 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 30.05 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 29.46 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 28.93 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 28.44 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 28 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 27.57 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 27.15 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 26.73 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 26.29 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 25.83 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 25.35 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 24.83 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 24.28 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 23.72 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 23.16 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 22.6 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 22.05 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 21.52 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 20.99 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.13 | 33.19 | 36.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.91 | 27.57 | 32.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.99 | 22.6 | 27.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.52 | 20.99 | 22.05 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in India?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in India was 20.99 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 36.71 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.99 in 2022.
- How does India rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- India ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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