Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 8.25 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
8.25
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
33rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
11.7
in 1990
All-time low
7.88
in 2014
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Malaysia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Malaysia is 8.25, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Malaysia peaked at 11.7 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.88, in 2014.
That places Malaysia 33rd 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.7 | — |
| 1991 | 11.66 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 11.61 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 11.55 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 11.47 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 11.37 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 11.24 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 11.09 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 10.92 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 10.71 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 10.5 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 10.26 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 10.02 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 9.76 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 9.5 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 9.25 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 9.01 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 8.78 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 8.57 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.39 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 8.22 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 8.08 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 7.98 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.91 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.88 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.88 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.91 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.95 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.06 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.12 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 8.19 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 8.25 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.33 | 10.71 | 11.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4 | 8.39 | 10.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.99 | 7.88 | 8.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.19 | 8.12 | 8.25 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Malaysia?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Malaysia was 8.25 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.88 in 2014.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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