Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Philippines

Philippines: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 10.06 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
10.06
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
19th
of 193 countries
All-time high
10.17
in 2014
All-time low
9.77
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Philippines, 1990–2022

02.557.5101990200620221990: 9.81991: 9.81992: 9.91993: 9.91994: 101995: 101996: 101997: 10.11998: 10.11999: 10.12000: 10.12001: 10.12002: 10.12003: 10.12004: 10.12005: 10.12006: 10.12007: 10.12008: 10.12009: 10.12010: 10.12011: 10.12012: 10.22013: 10.22014: 10.22015: 10.22016: 10.22017: 10.22018: 10.22019: 10.12020: 10.12021: 10.12022: 10.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 10.06 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Philippines peaked at 10.17 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.77, in 1990.

That places Philippines 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in Philippines, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 9.77
1991 9.83 +0.6%
1992 9.88 +0.5%
1993 9.93 +0.5%
1994 9.97 +0.4%
1995 10.01 +0.4%
1996 10.03 +0.2%
1997 10.06 +0.3%
1998 10.08 +0.2%
1999 10.09 +0.1%
2000 10.1 +0.1%
2001 10.1 +0.0%
2002 10.1 +0.0%
2003 10.09 -0.1%
2004 10.09 +0.0%
2005 10.08 -0.1%
2006 10.09 +0.1%
2007 10.1 +0.1%
2008 10.11 +0.1%
2009 10.12 +0.1%
2010 10.13 +0.1%
2011 10.14 +0.1%
2012 10.15 +0.1%
2013 10.16 +0.1%
2014 10.17 +0.1%
2015 10.17 +0.0%
2016 10.17 +0.0%
2017 10.16 -0.1%
2018 10.15 -0.1%
2019 10.14 -0.1%
2020 10.12 -0.2%
2021 10.09 -0.3%
2022 10.06 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.96 9.77 10.09 10
2000s 10.1 10.08 10.12 10
2010s 10.15 10.13 10.17 10
2020s 10.09 10.06 10.12 3

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 16 Nepal 10.56 compare
  2. 17 Gambia 10.44 compare
  3. 18 Viet Nam 10.08 compare
  4. 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.05 compare
  5. 21 Mauritania 10 compare
  6. 22 Mali 9.99 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Philippines?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Philippines was 10.06 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 10.17 in 2014.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 9.77 in 1990.
How does Philippines rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Philippines ranks 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Philippines 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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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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