Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Melanesia (UNSDG)
Melanesia (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.16 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Melanesia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Melanesia (UNSDG) recorded 2.16 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Melanesia (UNSDG) peaked at 2.87 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.16, in 2022.
That places Melanesia (UNSDG) 142nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Melanesia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.87 | — |
| 2001 | 2.85 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.75 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.73 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.7 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.67 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.56 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.52 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.5 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.47 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.44 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.37 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.34 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.32 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.18 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.25 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.23 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.21 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.19 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.18 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.16 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.66 | 2.47 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 2.18 | 2.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 | 2.16 | 2.19 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia (UNSDG)
More health data for Melanesia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 274.01 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 52.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 21.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 3.1 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 34.95 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.69 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 18.11 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Melanesia (UNSDG) was 2.16 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 in 2022.
- How does Melanesia (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Melanesia (UNSDG) ranks 142nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia (UNSDG) 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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