Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.2 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
9.2
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
28th
of 193 countries
All-time high
11.18
in 1993
All-time low
9.2
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 9.2, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 11.18 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.2, in 2022.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 28th 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.11 | — |
| 1991 | 11.13 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 11.15 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 11.18 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.17 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 11.14 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 11.09 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 11.02 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 10.94 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 10.86 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 10.76 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.66 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 10.56 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.46 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.36 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.25 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 10.15 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.05 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.95 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.86 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.76 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.68 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.61 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.54 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.49 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.44 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.4 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.36 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.32 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.28 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.23 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 9.2 | -0.3% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 9.2 is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.85, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 9.2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.83, 3.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.11 | 10.94 | 11.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.41 | 9.95 | 10.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.55 | 9.32 | 9.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.24 | 9.2 | 9.28 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 25 Botswana 9.48 compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 9.34 compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 9.33 compare
- 29 Cape Verde 9.19 compare
- 30 Mauritius 9.16 compare
- 31 Indonesia 9.15 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 9.2 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 11.18 in 1993.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 in 2022.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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