Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Nepal
Nepal: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 10.56 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Nepal, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Nepal stood at 10.56. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Nepal peaked at 21.33 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.56, in 2022.
That places Nepal 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.33 | — |
| 1991 | 21.06 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 20.78 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 20.5 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 20.21 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 19.92 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 19.63 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 19.31 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 18.98 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 18.64 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 18.29 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 17.94 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 17.58 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 17.21 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 16.86 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 16.51 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 16.17 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 15.82 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 15.46 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 15.08 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 14.69 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 14.29 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 13.89 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.51 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 13.13 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 12.77 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 12.42 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 12.07 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 11.74 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 11.42 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 11.11 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 10.82 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 10.56 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.04 | 18.64 | 21.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.69 | 15.08 | 18.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.99 | 11.42 | 14.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.83 | 10.56 | 11.11 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Nepal?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Nepal was 10.56 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 21.33 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.56 in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Nepal ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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