Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in South Asia (World Bank regions)
South Asia (World Bank regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 20.21 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in South Asia (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in South Asia (World Bank regions) is 20.21, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in South Asia (World Bank regions) peaked at 31.22 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.21, in 2022.
That places South Asia (World Bank regions) 1st out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.22 | — |
| 2001 | 30.65 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 30.01 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 29.44 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 28.89 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 28.33 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 27.76 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 27.29 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 26.9 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 26.52 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 26.04 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 25.66 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 25.26 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 24.78 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 24.38 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 23.81 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 23.33 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 22.77 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 22.29 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 21.72 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 21.16 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 20.68 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 20.21 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7 | 26.52 | 31.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24 | 21.72 | 26.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.69 | 20.21 | 21.16 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (World Bank regions)
More health data for South Asia (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 15,376 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 29.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 7.15 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 13.69 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 10.14 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.26 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 26.58 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 14.1 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 4.6 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in South Asia (World Bank regions)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in South Asia (World Bank regions) was 20.21 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in South Asia (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.22 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in South Asia (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.21 in 2022.
- How does South Asia (World Bank regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- South Asia (World Bank regions) ranks 1st 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 (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia (World Bank 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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