Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 10.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.9%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
17th
of 198 countries
All-time high
17.7%
in 1980
All-time low
9.0%
in 2007
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 10.9% for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 17.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2007.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.7% | — |
| 1981 | 17.3% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 16.5% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 16.1% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 15.8% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 15.4% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 14.2% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 13.8% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 13.5% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 12.6% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.0% | 14.2% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 10.4% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.3% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 10.9% 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2007.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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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