Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Western Pacific (WHO region)
Western Pacific (WHO region): Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 4.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.5%
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
6.8%
in 2000
All-time low
4.5%
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Western Pacific (WHO region), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Western Pacific (WHO region) recorded 4.5% for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Western Pacific (WHO region) peaked at 6.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2024.
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 Western Pacific (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.3% | — |
| 1981 | 6.4% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 6.7% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 6.8% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Western Pacific (WHO region) was 4.5% 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 Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2024.
- How does Western Pacific (WHO region) rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Western Pacific (WHO region) ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Pacific (WHO region) 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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