Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 17.29 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Timor-Leste, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Timor-Leste is 17.29, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Timor-Leste peaked at 17.29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.55, in 2002.
Timor-Leste ranks 2nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.97 | — |
| 1991 | 13.95 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 13.91 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 13.89 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 13.87 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 13.84 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 13.81 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 13.77 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 13.72 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.67 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 13.61 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 13.57 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 13.55 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 13.55 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.56 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 13.57 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 13.59 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 13.64 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 13.72 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.83 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.98 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 14.17 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.38 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 14.61 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 14.87 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 15.16 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 15.47 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 15.78 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 16.08 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 16.38 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 16.68 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 16.98 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 17.29 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.84 | 13.67 | 13.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.62 | 13.55 | 13.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.09 | 13.98 | 16.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.98 | 16.68 | 17.29 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Timor-Leste?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Timor-Leste was 17.29 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 17.29 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.55 in 2002.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Timor-Leste ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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