Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Oceania (UNSDG)
Oceania (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.74 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1.74
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
149th
of 156 groups
All-time high
1.82
in 2000
All-time low
1.64
in 2016
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Oceania (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Oceania (UNSDG) recorded 1.74 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Oceania (UNSDG) peaked at 1.82 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.64, in 2016.
That places Oceania (UNSDG) 149th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Oceania (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.82 | — |
| 2001 | 1.77 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.74 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.73 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.72 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.72 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.69 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.68 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.73 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.72 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.71 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.71 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.7 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.69 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.69 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.68 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.64 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.67 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.71 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.74 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.73 | 1.68 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 | 1.64 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 | 1.7 | 1.74 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (UNSDG)
More health data for Oceania (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 747.79 (2100)
- Child deaths 2,539 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,191 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,652 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.26 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 3.79 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5186 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 3,117 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Oceania (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Oceania (UNSDG) was 1.74 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Oceania (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Oceania (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 in 2016.
- How does Oceania (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Oceania (UNSDG) ranks 149th 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 (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Oceania (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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