Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Oman
Oman: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 6.35 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Oman, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Oman is 6.35, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Oman peaked at 9.53 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.35, in 2022.
That places Oman 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.51 | — |
| 1991 | 9.52 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 9.53 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 9.52 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 9.5 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 9.48 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 9.43 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 9.38 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 9.31 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 9.24 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 9.16 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 9.07 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.98 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 8.9 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 8.82 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.75 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 8.67 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 8.59 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 8.51 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.41 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.29 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.15 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 7.99 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 7.83 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 7.67 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 7.5 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 7.32 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.15 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 6.97 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 6.8 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 6.65 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 6.49 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 6.35 | -2.2% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 6.35 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.31, 2.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Oman's 6.35 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.74, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.44 | 9.24 | 9.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.79 | 8.41 | 9.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.57 | 6.8 | 8.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 6.35 | 6.65 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oman
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Oman?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Oman was 6.35 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 9.53 in 1992.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.35 in 2022.
- How does Oman rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Oman ranks 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman 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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