Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Maldives
Maldives: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 11.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.3%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
16th
of 198 countries
All-time high
16.0%
in 1996
All-time low
11.3%
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Maldives, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Maldives stood at 11.3%. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Maldives peaked at 16.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 16th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.1% | — |
| 1981 | 15.1% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 15.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 15.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 15.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 15.6% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 15.7% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 15.8% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 15.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 16.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 16.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.4% | 15.1% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 15.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.6% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.4% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Maldives?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Maldives was 11.3% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Maldives ranks 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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