Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Indonesia

Indonesia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.15 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.15
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
31st
of 193 countries
All-time high
11.23
in 1993
All-time low
9.15
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Indonesia, 1990–2022

02.557.5101990200620221990: 11.21991: 11.21992: 11.21993: 11.21994: 11.21995: 11.21996: 11.21997: 11.21998: 11.21999: 11.12000: 11.12001: 112002: 10.92003: 10.92004: 10.82005: 10.82006: 10.72007: 10.62008: 10.62009: 10.52010: 10.42011: 10.32012: 10.22013: 10.12014: 102015: 9.92016: 9.82017: 9.72018: 9.62019: 9.52020: 9.42021: 9.32022: 9.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Indonesia is 9.15, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Indonesia peaked at 11.23 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.15, in 2022.

That places Indonesia 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in Indonesia, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 11.21
1991 11.22 +0.1%
1992 11.22 +0.0%
1993 11.23 +0.1%
1994 11.23 +0.0%
1995 11.22 -0.1%
1996 11.21 -0.1%
1997 11.18 -0.3%
1998 11.15 -0.3%
1999 11.11 -0.4%
2000 11.06 -0.5%
2001 11.01 -0.5%
2002 10.95 -0.5%
2003 10.89 -0.5%
2004 10.82 -0.6%
2005 10.76 -0.6%
2006 10.69 -0.7%
2007 10.62 -0.7%
2008 10.55 -0.7%
2009 10.47 -0.8%
2010 10.38 -0.9%
2011 10.28 -1.0%
2012 10.18 -1.0%
2013 10.07 -1.1%
2014 9.97 -1.0%
2015 9.87 -1.0%
2016 9.77 -1.0%
2017 9.68 -0.9%
2018 9.58 -1.0%
2019 9.48 -1.0%
2020 9.37 -1.2%
2021 9.26 -1.2%
2022 9.15 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.2 11.11 11.23 10
2000s 10.78 10.47 11.06 10
2010s 9.93 9.48 10.38 10
2020s 9.26 9.15 9.37 3

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 28 Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of 9.2 compare
  2. 29 Cape Verde 9.19 compare
  3. 30 Mauritius 9.16 compare
  4. 32 Ghana 8.34 compare
  5. 33 Malaysia 8.25 compare
  6. 34 Kenya 8.21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Indonesia?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Indonesia was 9.15 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 11.23 in 1993.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.15 in 2022.
How does Indonesia rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Indonesia ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia 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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Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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