Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 0.96 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.96
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
188th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.96
in 2022
All-time low
0.76
in 2009
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Micronesia (country), 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Micronesia (country) is 0.96, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Micronesia (country) peaked at 0.96 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.76, in 2009.
Micronesia (country) ranks 188th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.94 | — |
| 1991 | 0.92 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.91 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.89 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.88 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.87 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.86 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.84 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.83 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.82 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.79 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.78 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.77 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.76 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.77 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.78 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.79 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.81 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.83 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.85 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.87 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.89 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.91 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.93 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.96 | +3.2% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.96 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.63, 26% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.96 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.83, 34% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.884 | 0.83 | 0.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.784 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.815 | 0.76 | 0.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9333 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More health data for Micronesia (country)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4089 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 10 (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1624 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1525 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.5869 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3149 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Micronesia (country)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Micronesia (country) was 0.96 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 in 2009.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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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