Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Myanmar
Myanmar: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 11.23 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
11.23
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
14th
of 193 countries
All-time high
14.14
in 1995
All-time low
11.23
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Myanmar, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Myanmar stood at 11.23. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Myanmar peaked at 14.14 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 11.23, in 2022.
Myanmar ranks 14th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.96 | — |
| 1991 | 14.01 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 14.05 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 14.09 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 14.13 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.14 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.14 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.11 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 14.05 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.98 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 13.89 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 13.78 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 13.67 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.56 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 13.45 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 13.33 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.2 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.08 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.95 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 12.82 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 12.69 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 12.55 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 12.41 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 12.28 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 12.16 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 12.04 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 11.92 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 11.8 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 11.68 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.56 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.45 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 11.34 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 11.23 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.07 | 13.96 | 14.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.37 | 12.82 | 13.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.11 | 11.56 | 12.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.34 | 11.23 | 11.45 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Myanmar?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Myanmar was 11.23 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 14.14 in 1995.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.23 in 2022.
- How does Myanmar rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Myanmar ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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