Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.09 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.09
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
146th
of 156 groups
All-time high
2.67
in 2000
All-time low
2.09
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG), 2000–2022

01232000201120222000: 2.72001: 2.72002: 2.62003: 2.62004: 2.52005: 2.52006: 2.42007: 2.42008: 2.42009: 2.32010: 2.32011: 2.32012: 2.32013: 2.22014: 2.22015: 2.22016: 2.12017: 2.22018: 2.12019: 2.12020: 2.12021: 2.12022: 2.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) is 2.09, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) peaked at 2.67 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.09, in 2022.

That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) 146th 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 2.67
2001 2.66 -0.5%
2002 2.57 -3.4%
2003 2.55 -0.7%
2004 2.53 -1.0%
2005 2.5 -0.9%
2006 2.41 -3.7%
2007 2.38 -1.4%
2008 2.36 -0.8%
2009 2.33 -1.1%
2010 2.31 -1.1%
2011 2.28 -1.3%
2012 2.26 -0.9%
2013 2.23 -1.0%
2014 2.22 -0.8%
2015 2.2 -0.8%
2016 2.1 -4.5%
2017 2.16 +2.9%
2018 2.15 -0.6%
2019 2.13 -0.7%
2020 2.11 -0.9%
2021 2.1 -0.3%
2022 2.09 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.49 2.33 2.67 10
2010s 2.2 2.1 2.31 10
2020s 2.1 2.09 2.11 3

Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)

  1. 143 Panama 2.28 compare
  2. 144 Belgium 2.27 compare
  3. 145 Montenegro 2.26 compare
  4. 145 Paraguay 2.26 compare
  5. 147 Mexico 2.24 compare
  6. 148 Argentina 2.23 compare
  7. 148 Vanuatu 2.23 compare

See the full ranking of 349 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) was 2.09 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 2.67 in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.09 in 2022.
How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) ranks 146th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (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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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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