Afghanistan vs ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Afghanistan
7.85
in 2022
ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)
9.43
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
40th
ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) rank
41st

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)
05101520199020062022

How they compare

ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) currently reports 9.43 against 7.85 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.58.

That makes ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)'s figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 40th and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) ranks 41st of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) Difference Ahead
2000s 14.2 11.42 2.77 Afghanistan
2010s 10.43 10.23 0.1945 Afghanistan
2020s 8.16 9.55 1.39 ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2, Afghanistan or ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN), at 9.43 against 7.85 in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Afghanistan and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
1.58, with ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Afghanistan ranks 40th and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) ranks 41st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed