Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Pakistan
Pakistan: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 16.45 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Pakistan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Pakistan is 16.45, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Pakistan peaked at 25.82 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.45, in 2022.
That places Pakistan 4th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.82 | — |
| 1991 | 25.51 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 25.23 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 24.97 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 24.71 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 24.45 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 24.18 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 23.91 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 23.64 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 23.37 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 23.1 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 22.83 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 22.56 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 22.28 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 22.01 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 21.74 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 21.48 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 21.22 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 20.98 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 20.73 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 20.48 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 20.22 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 19.95 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 19.66 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 19.35 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 19.01 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 18.66 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 18.3 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 17.94 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 17.57 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 17.19 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 16.82 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 16.45 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.58 | 23.37 | 25.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.89 | 20.73 | 23.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.11 | 17.57 | 20.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.82 | 16.45 | 17.19 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Pakistan?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Pakistan was 16.45 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.82 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.45 in 2022.
- How does Pakistan rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Pakistan ranks 4th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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