América del Norte vs Korea: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

América del Norte
1.33
in 2022
Korea
2.14
in 2022
América del Norte rank
154th
Korea rank
152nd

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

  • América del Norte
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 2.14 against 1.33 in América del Norte, a difference of 0.81.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.6 times América del Norte's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

América del Norte ranks 154th and Korea ranks 152nd of 156 groups.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade América del Norte Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 1.26 1.76 0.4954 Korea
2010s 1.23 1.82 0.5896 Korea
2020s 1.33 2.08 0.7446 Korea

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, América del Norte or Korea?
Korea, at 2.14 against 1.33 in América del Norte as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between América del Norte and Korea?
0.81, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for América del Norte and Korea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do América del Norte and Korea rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
América del Norte ranks 154th and Korea ranks 152nd of 156 groups.
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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