Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Nepal
Nepal: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 16.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.0%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
7th
of 198 countries
All-time high
25.1%
in 1980
All-time low
16.0%
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Nepal, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Nepal stood at 16.0%. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Nepal peaked at 25.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 7th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.1% | — |
| 1981 | 24.9% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 24.7% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 24.3% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 24.1% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 23.9% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 23.7% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 23.5% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 23.0% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 22.8% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 22.6% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 21.7% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 21.5% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.2% | 23.3% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 21.0% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 18.6% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 16.7% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.0% | 16.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Nepal?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Nepal was 16.0% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Nepal ranks 7th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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