Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Philippines
Philippines: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
28th
of 198 countries
All-time high
8.0%
in 2016
All-time low
7.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Philippines, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 8.0% for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Philippines peaked at 8.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1980.
That places Philippines 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.1% | — |
| 1981 | 7.1% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 7.1% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 7.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 7.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Philippines?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Philippines was 8.0% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1980.
- How does Philippines rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Philippines ranks 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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