Botswana vs Mali: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Botswana
9.48
in 2022
Mali
9.99
in 2022
Botswana rank
25th
Mali rank
22nd

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

  • Botswana
  • Mali
051015199020062022

How they compare

Mali currently reports 9.99 against 9.48 in Botswana, a difference of 0.51.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.

Botswana ranks 25th and Mali ranks 22nd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mali Difference Ahead
1990s 13.33 13.42 0.092 Mali
2000s 11.84 11.49 0.357 Botswana
2010s 10.25 10.35 0.098 Mali
2020s 9.57 10.02 0.4567 Mali

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 Mali?
Mali, at 9.99 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 Mali?
0.51, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mali?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Mali rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Botswana ranks 25th and Mali ranks 22nd 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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