Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Singapore
Singapore: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.12 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.12
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
120th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.98
in 1990
All-time low
3.07
in 2016
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Singapore, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 3.12 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Singapore peaked at 3.98 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.07, in 2016.
That places Singapore 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.98 | — |
| 1991 | 3.96 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 3.94 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.92 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.9 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.88 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.85 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.83 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.79 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.74 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 3.68 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.63 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.58 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.53 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.48 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.43 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.39 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.35 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.3 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 3.25 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.2 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.16 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.13 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.11 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.09 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.08 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.07 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.07 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.08 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.08 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.11 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.12 | +0.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 3.12 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.31, 1.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 3.12 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.83, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.88 | 3.74 | 3.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 | 3.25 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 | 3.07 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.11 | 3.1 | 3.12 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Singapore?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Singapore was 3.12 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3.98 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 in 2016.
- How does Singapore rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Singapore ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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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