Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Tonga
Tonga: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 0.5 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.5
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
193rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2022
All-time low
0.33
in 2005
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Tonga, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.5 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Tonga peaked at 0.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 2005.
Tonga ranks 193rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.48 | — |
| 1991 | 0.47 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.45 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.44 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.43 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.42 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.41 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.39 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.38 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.37 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.36 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.35 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.34 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.33 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.34 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.35 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.36 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.37 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.38 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.41 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.42 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.44 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.46 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.48 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5 | +4.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.63, 14% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.83, 18% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.424 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.341 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Tonga?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Tonga was 0.5 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 2005.
- How does Tonga rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Tonga ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga 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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