Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Myanmar
Myanmar: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 13.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.2%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
13th
of 198 countries
All-time high
13.5%
in 1980
All-time low
12.4%
in 2011
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Myanmar, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Myanmar stood at 13.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Myanmar peaked at 13.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2011.
That places Myanmar 13th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.5% | — |
| 1981 | 13.4% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 13.4% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 13.3% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 13.3% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 13.2% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 13.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 13.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 13.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 12.4% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.8% | 13.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Myanmar?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Myanmar was 13.2% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2011.
- How does Myanmar rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Myanmar ranks 13th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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