Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.53 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Marshall Islands, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Marshall Islands is 2.53, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Marshall Islands peaked at 2.53 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.04, in 2003.
That places Marshall Islands 137th 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.1 | — |
| 1991 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.09 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.08 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.08 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.07 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.06 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.05 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.04 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.04 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.04 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.04 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.06 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.08 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.13 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.16 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.19 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.21 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.24 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.27 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.31 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.35 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.39 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.43 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.47 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.5 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.53 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.09 | 2.08 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 | 2.04 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 2.13 | 2.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2.47 | 2.53 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Marshall Islands?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Marshall Islands was 2.53 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 in 2003.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Marshall Islands ranks 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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