Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 2.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
2.2%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
148th
of 198 countries
All-time high
2.2%
in 2024
All-time low
1.6%
in 2006
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in French Polynesia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in French Polynesia is 2.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in French Polynesia peaked at 2.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2006.
French Polynesia ranks 148th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.1% | — |
| 1981 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in French Polynesia?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in French Polynesia was 2.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2006.
- How does French Polynesia rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- French Polynesia ranks 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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