Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in High income (World Bank)
High income (World Bank): Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 2.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.5%
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
10th
of 11 groups
All-time high
2.5%
in 2024
All-time low
2.0%
in 2008
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in High income (World Bank), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in High income (World Bank) stood at 2.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in High income (World Bank) peaked at 2.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in High income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.4% | — |
| 1981 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in High income (World Bank)?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in High income (World Bank) was 2.5% 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 High income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in High income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2008.
- How does High income (World Bank) rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- High income (World Bank) ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in High income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income (World Bank) 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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