Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 19.27 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 19.27 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 29.97 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.27, in 2022.
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 3rd of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.97 | — |
| 2001 | 29.43 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 28.82 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 28.27 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 27.73 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 27.19 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 26.66 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 26.2 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 25.82 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 25.43 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 24.98 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 24.59 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 24.21 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 23.74 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 23.33 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.79 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 22.33 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 21.78 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 21.29 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 20.75 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 20.21 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 19.72 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 19.27 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.55 | 25.43 | 29.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.98 | 20.75 | 24.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.74 | 19.27 | 20.21 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 439,901 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.19 (2024)
- Child deaths 157,304 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.69 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.53 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 282,597 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 139,017 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 19.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.97 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.27 in 2022.
- How does South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 3rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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