Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 3.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
3.6%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
97th
of 198 countries
All-time high
3.6%
in 2024
All-time low
3.1%
in 2009
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 3.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2009.
That places Papua New Guinea 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.3% | — |
| 1981 | 3.3% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Papua New Guinea?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Papua New Guinea was 3.6% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2009.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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