Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Palau
Palau: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.74 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Palau, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Palau recorded 1.74 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 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 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Palau peaked at 2.26 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.74, in 2022.
Palau ranks 168th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.24 | — |
| 1991 | 2.24 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.24 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.25 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.26 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.26 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.26 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.26 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.26 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.26 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.25 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.23 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.21 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.17 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.13 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.09 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.05 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.03 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.01 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.99 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.98 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.98 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.98 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.98 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.98 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.97 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.95 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.92 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.89 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.85 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.82 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.78 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.74 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.12 | 1.99 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 1.85 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 | 1.74 | 1.82 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Palau?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Palau 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 in 1994.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 in 2022.
- How does Palau rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Palau ranks 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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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