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
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG), 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More health data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 289.59 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 5,666 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 10.8 (2024)
- Child deaths 2,341 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 18.3 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 7.59 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,325 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5066 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 1,515 (2024)
All data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) →
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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