Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.72 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.72
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
170th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.74
in 1993
All-time low
1.49
in 2008
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Tuvalu, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 1.72 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Tuvalu peaked at 1.74 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.49, in 2008.
That places Tuvalu 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.71 | — |
| 1991 | 1.73 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.74 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.73 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.72 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.7 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.69 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.67 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.66 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.64 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.63 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.61 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.59 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.56 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.54 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.52 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.49 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.49 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.49 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.49 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.51 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.52 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.54 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.57 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.59 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.61 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.63 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.65 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.68 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.7 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.72 | +1.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1.72 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.63, 47% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1.72 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.83, 61% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 | 1.66 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 | 1.49 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 1.49 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 | 1.68 | 1.72 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2095)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.2 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Tuvalu?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Tuvalu was 1.72 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 in 1993.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 in 2008.
- How does Tuvalu rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Tuvalu ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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