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

América del Norte
1.33
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
1.99
in 2022
América del Norte rank
154th
Papua New Guinea rank
156th

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

  • América del Norte
  • Papua New Guinea
00.511.52199020062022

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.99 against 1.33 in América del Norte, a difference of 0.66.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.5 times América del Norte's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

América del Norte ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 156th of 156 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade América del Norte Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 1.26 2.08 0.8204 Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.23 1.96 0.7256 Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.33 1.98 0.6446 Papua New Guinea

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 Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.99 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 Papua New Guinea?
0.66, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for América del Norte and Papua New Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do América del Norte and Papua New Guinea rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
América del Norte ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 156th 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
Last refreshed