Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 8.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.7%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
22nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
11.1%
in 1980
All-time low
8.7%
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 8.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 11.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2024.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 22nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.1% | — |
| 1981 | 11.1% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 11.0% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 10.9% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 10.9% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 10.9% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 10.8% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 10.8% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 10.8% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.9% | 10.8% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.7% | 8.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 8.7% 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2024.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 22nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's 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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