Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Western Pacific (WHO regions)
Western Pacific (WHO regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 5.35 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Western Pacific (WHO regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Western Pacific (WHO regions) recorded 5.35 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Western Pacific (WHO regions) peaked at 7.57 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.35, in 2022.
That places Western Pacific (WHO regions) 93rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Western Pacific (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.57 | — |
| 2001 | 7.56 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.47 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.41 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 7.31 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.18 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 7.1 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.02 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.9 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.83 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 6.62 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.48 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 6.34 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 6.25 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 6.1 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6.01 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.92 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.81 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.72 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.56 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 5.52 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.35 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.23 | 6.83 | 7.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.19 | 5.72 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.48 | 5.35 | 5.56 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Pacific (WHO regions)
More health data for Western Pacific (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -9.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,134 (2100)
- Child deaths 50,915 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 3.66 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 120,947 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.45 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 70,032 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.11 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 87,509 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 98,530 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Western Pacific (WHO regions) was 5.35 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.57 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.35 in 2022.
- How does Western Pacific (WHO regions) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) ranks 93rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Pacific (WHO regions) 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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