Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Maldives
Maldives: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 12.22 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
12.22
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
12th
of 193 countries
All-time high
17.67
in 1999
All-time low
12.22
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Maldives, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Maldives stood at 12.22. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Maldives peaked at 17.67 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12.22, in 2022.
Maldives ranks 12th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.8 | — |
| 1991 | 16.93 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 17.06 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 17.19 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 17.32 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 17.44 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 17.53 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 17.6 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 17.65 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 17.67 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.66 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 17.63 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 17.57 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 17.49 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 17.39 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 17.27 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.17 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.08 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 16.95 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 16.76 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 16.51 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 16.2 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 15.83 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 15.44 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 15.04 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 14.66 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 14.29 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 13.93 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 13.57 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 13.22 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 12.88 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 12.55 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 12.22 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.32 | 16.8 | 17.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3 | 16.76 | 17.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.87 | 13.22 | 16.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.55 | 12.22 | 12.88 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Maldives?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Maldives was 12.22 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 17.67 in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.22 in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Maldives ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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