Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in North Korea
North Korea: 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 North Korea, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in North Korea 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 North Korea peaked at 11.18 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.2, in 2022.
That places North Korea 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 North Korea, 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% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 9.2 is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.85, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea'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 North Korea
- 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
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1972 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0541 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in North Korea?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in North Korea 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 North Korea?
- 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 North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 in 2022.
- How does North Korea rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- North Korea 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 North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea 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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