Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.99 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.99
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
156th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.24
in 1990
All-time low
1.94
in 2016
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.99.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.24 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.94, in 2016.
Papua New Guinea ranks 156th 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.24 | — |
| 1991 | 2.23 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.23 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.23 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.23 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.23 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.22 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.22 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.21 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.19 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.18 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.16 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.14 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.11 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.09 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.07 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.05 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.03 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.01 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.98 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.97 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.96 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.95 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.95 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.95 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.94 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.95 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.95 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.95 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.96 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.98 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.99 | +0.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.99 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.75, 35% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.99 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.83, 70% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.22 | 2.19 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 | 2 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 | 1.94 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 | 1.96 | 1.99 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Papua New Guinea?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Papua New Guinea was 1.99 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 in 2016.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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