Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Southern Asia (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 18.94 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Asia (UNSDG) stood at 18.94. 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 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 28.92 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.94, in 2022.
Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 6th 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 Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.92 | — |
| 2001 | 28.42 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 27.87 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 27.36 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 26.88 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 26.39 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 25.91 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 25.5 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 25.17 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 24.83 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 24.42 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 24.07 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 23.72 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 23.29 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 22.89 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.37 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 21.91 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 21.37 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 20.9 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 20.38 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 19.85 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 19.38 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 18.94 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.73 | 24.83 | 28.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.53 | 20.38 | 24.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.39 | 18.94 | 19.85 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,194 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.42 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 286,273 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.42 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.04 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 444,800 (2024)
- Child deaths 158,527 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 81,065 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 18.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.92 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.94 in 2022.
- How does Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 6th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia (UNSDG) 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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