Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)

Percentage of defined population with a body mass index (BMI) less than -2 standard deviation above the median, according to the WHO child growth standards.
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Numerator Definition

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Denominator Definition

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Additional Details

Input data and methods are described here: NCD-RisC. Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies with 128.9 million participants. Lancet 2017. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32129-3.

Population used for aggregation

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Aggregation method

Not Classified

Is SOWC: No
Is Emergency Indicator: No
Custodian: NCD-RiSC

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