Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.31 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
5.31
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
69th
of 193 countries
All-time high
5.48
in 1990
All-time low
4.52
in 2007
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Turkmenistan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Turkmenistan stood at 5.31.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Turkmenistan peaked at 5.48 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.52, in 2007.
That places Turkmenistan 69th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.48 | — |
| 1991 | 5.4 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 5.33 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 5.26 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 5.2 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 5.13 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 5.07 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 5.01 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.95 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 4.89 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.82 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 4.76 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 4.7 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 4.64 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.6 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.56 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.54 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.52 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.52 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.52 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.53 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.55 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.57 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.61 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.65 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.69 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.75 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.83 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.91 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 5 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.09 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.2 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 5.31 | +2.1% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 5.31 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.63, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 5.31 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.64, 2.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.17 | 4.89 | 5.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.62 | 4.52 | 4.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.71 | 4.53 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 | 5.09 | 5.31 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More health data for Turkmenistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 549 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0499 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Turkmenistan?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Turkmenistan was 5.31 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.48 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 in 2007.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Turkmenistan ranks 69th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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