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

Austria
1.94
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
1.99
in 2022
Austria rank
159th
Papua New Guinea rank
156th

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

  • Austria
  • Papua New Guinea
00.511.52199020062022

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.99 against 1.94 in Austria, a difference of 0.05.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 159th and Papua New Guinea ranks 156th of 193 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.84 2.22 0.383 Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.87 2.08 0.21 Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.89 1.96 0.061 Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.93 1.98 0.0433 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, Austria or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.99 against 1.94 in Austria as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Austria and Papua New Guinea?
0.05, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Papua New Guinea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Austria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Austria ranks 159th and Papua New Guinea ranks 156th 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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