Botswana vs ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Botswana
9.48
in 2022
ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
10.73
in 2022
Botswana rank
25th
ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs rank
26th

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

  • Botswana
  • ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
051015199020062022

How they compare

ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs currently reports 10.73 against 9.48 in Botswana, a difference of 1.25.

That makes ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 25th and ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs ranks 26th of 193 countries.

ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs Difference Ahead
2000s 11.84 14.77 2.93 ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
2010s 10.25 12.66 2.41 ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
2020s 9.57 10.96 1.4 ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs

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, Botswana or ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs, at 10.73 against 9.48 in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Botswana and ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
1.25, with ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Botswana and ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Botswana ranks 25th and ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs ranks 26th 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
Last refreshed