América Latina y el Caribe vs Brazil: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

América Latina y el Caribe
2.47
in 2022
Brazil
2.66
in 2022
América Latina y el Caribe rank
133rd
Brazil rank
132nd

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

  • América Latina y el Caribe
  • Brazil
01234199020062022

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2.66 against 2.47 in América Latina y el Caribe, a difference of 0.19.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times América Latina y el Caribe's.

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

América Latina y el Caribe ranks 133rd and Brazil ranks 132nd of 156 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade América Latina y el Caribe Brazil Difference Ahead
2000s 2.57 3.46 0.8866 Brazil
2010s 2.25 2.65 0.3953 Brazil
2020s 2.42 2.64 0.2193 Brazil

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 Latina y el Caribe or Brazil?
Brazil, at 2.66 against 2.47 in América Latina y el Caribe as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between América Latina y el Caribe and Brazil?
0.19, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for América Latina y el Caribe and Brazil?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do América Latina y el Caribe and Brazil rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
América Latina y el Caribe ranks 133rd and Brazil ranks 132nd 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