Afghanistan vs Guyana: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Afghanistan
7.85
in 2022
Guyana
7.76
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
40th
Guyana rank
43rd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 7.85 against 7.76 in Guyana, a difference of 0.09.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 40th and Guyana ranks 43rd of 193 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Guyana Difference Ahead
1990s 17.71 8.29 9.42 Afghanistan
2000s 14.2 7.76 6.43 Afghanistan
2010s 10.43 7.63 2.8 Afghanistan
2020s 8.16 7.72 0.4333 Afghanistan

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 Guyana?
Afghanistan, at 7.85 against 7.76 in Guyana as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Afghanistan and Guyana?
0.09, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guyana?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Guyana rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Guyana ranks 43rd 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
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