Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.07 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1.07
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
184th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.07
in 2022
All-time low
0.91
in 2010
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Samoa, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.07 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Samoa peaked at 1.07 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.91, in 2010.
Samoa ranks 184th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.99 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.98 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.97 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.96 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.95 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.94 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.93 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.92 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.91 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.92 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.93 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.94 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.95 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.96 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.98 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.05 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.07 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.998 | 0.99 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.948 | 0.92 | 0.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.952 | 0.91 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 3 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Samoa?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Samoa was 1.07 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 in 2010.
- How does Samoa rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Samoa ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa 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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