Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Japan
Japan: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.31 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.31
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.32
in 2001
All-time low
2.03
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Japan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Japan is 2.31, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Japan peaked at 2.32 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.03, in 1990.
That places Japan 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.03 | — |
| 1991 | 2.05 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.07 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.09 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.13 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.17 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.2 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 2.24 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 2.27 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.3 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.31 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.32 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.32 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.32 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.32 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.31 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.31 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.29 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.29 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.28 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.29 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.31 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.31 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.31 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.31 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.31 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.31 | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2.31 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.31, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2.31 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.83, 82% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.16 | 2.03 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 | 2.29 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 2.28 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2.31 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Japan?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Japan was 2.31 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Japan ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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