Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.89 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.89
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
162nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.08
in 1990
All-time low
1.85
in 2016
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Solomon Islands, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Solomon Islands is 1.89, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Solomon Islands peaked at 2.08 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.85, in 2016.
Solomon Islands ranks 162nd 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.08 | — |
| 1991 | 2.08 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.08 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.08 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.08 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.07 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.07 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.07 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.06 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.05 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.04 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.03 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.01 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.98 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.97 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.95 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.94 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.93 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.91 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.89 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.88 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.87 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.86 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.86 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.85 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.85 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.85 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.86 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.87 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.88 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.89 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.07 | 2.05 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 | 1.91 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 | 1.87 | 1.89 | 3 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Solomon Islands?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Solomon Islands was 1.89 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.85 in 2016.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Solomon Islands ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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