Botswana vs (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Botswana
9.48
in 2022
(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
11.37
in 2022
Botswana rank
25th
(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD rank
23rd

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

  • Botswana
  • (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
051015199020062022

How they compare

(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD currently reports 11.37 against 9.48 in Botswana, a difference of 1.89.

That makes (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 25th and (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD ranks 23rd of 193 countries.

(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD Difference Ahead
2000s 11.84 13.56 1.72 (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
2010s 10.25 12.25 2 (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
2020s 9.57 11.48 1.91 (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD

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 (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD, at 11.37 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 (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
1.89, with (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Botswana and (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Botswana ranks 25th and (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD ranks 23rd 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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