Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in South-East Asia (WHO regions)
South-East Asia (WHO regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 19.52 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in South-East Asia (WHO regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
South-East Asia (WHO regions) recorded 19.52 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in South-East Asia (WHO regions) peaked at 29.59 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.52, in 2022.
South-East Asia (WHO regions) ranks 2nd 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-East Asia (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.59 | — |
| 2001 | 29.08 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 28.5 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 27.99 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 27.48 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 26.98 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 26.46 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 26.03 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 25.69 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 25.33 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 24.9 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 24.55 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 24.18 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 23.74 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 23.38 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 22.86 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 22.42 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 21.9 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 21.46 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 20.93 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 20.41 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 19.96 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 19.52 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.31 | 25.33 | 29.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.03 | 20.93 | 24.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.97 | 19.52 | 20.41 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South-East Asia (WHO regions)
More health data for South-East Asia (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -7.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,175 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 299,812 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.83 (2024)
- Child deaths 104,228 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 10.41 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 195,584 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 3.61 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 119,985 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 187,010 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in South-East Asia (WHO regions) was 19.52 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.59 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.52 in 2022.
- How does South-East Asia (WHO regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) ranks 2nd 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-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-East Asia (WHO 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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