Bhutan vs Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Bhutan
5.32
in 2022
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
8.12
in 2022
Bhutan rank
68th
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank
65th

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

  • Bhutan
  • Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
57.51012.51517.5199020062022

How they compare

Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) currently reports 8.12 against 5.32 in Bhutan, a difference of 2.8.

That makes Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)'s figure about 1.5 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 68th and Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 65th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) Difference Ahead
2000s 11.49 10.03 1.46 Bhutan
2010s 7.67 8.7 1.03 Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
2020s 5.57 8.18 2.61 Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)

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, Bhutan or Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), at 8.12 against 5.32 in Bhutan as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Bhutan and Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
2.8, with Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bhutan and Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Bhutan ranks 68th and Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 65th 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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