Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Thailand
Thailand: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 8.2 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
8.2
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
35th
of 193 countries
All-time high
10.85
in 1990
All-time low
7.5
in 2013
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Thailand, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Thailand stood at 8.2.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Thailand peaked at 10.85 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.5, in 2013.
Thailand ranks 35th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.85 | — |
| 1991 | 10.76 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 10.66 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 10.56 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 10.44 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 10.3 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 10.13 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 9.93 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 9.7 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 9.46 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 9.21 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 8.97 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 8.74 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 8.53 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.34 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 8.17 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 8.02 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 7.89 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 7.79 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.7 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.63 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.56 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.52 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.5 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.52 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.57 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.64 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.72 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.81 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.91 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.1 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.2 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.28 | 9.46 | 10.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.34 | 7.7 | 9.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.64 | 7.5 | 7.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1 | 8 | 8.2 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Thailand?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Thailand was 8.2 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.85 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 in 2013.
- How does Thailand rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Thailand ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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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