Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Nauru
Nauru: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 0.89 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.89
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
190th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.89
in 1990
All-time low
0.68
in 2007
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Nauru, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 0.89 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Nauru peaked at 0.89 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.68, in 2007.
That places Nauru 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.89 | — |
| 1991 | 0.88 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.87 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.86 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.84 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.83 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.81 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.79 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.78 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.77 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.75 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.74 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.72 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.71 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.69 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.68 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.69 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.71 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.73 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.75 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.77 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.79 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.82 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.84 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.87 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.89 | +2.3% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.89 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.31, 39% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.89 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.83, 32% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.832 | 0.77 | 0.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.744 | 0.68 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8667 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 187 Chile 1.02 compare
- 188 Micronesia (country) 0.96 compare
- 189 New Zealand 0.95 compare
- 191 Cook Islands 0.88 compare
- 192 Niue 0.74 compare
- 193 Tonga 0.5 compare
More health data for Nauru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1333 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Nauru?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Nauru was 0.89 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.89 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 in 2007.
- How does Nauru rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Nauru ranks 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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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