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

Bulgaria
3.69
in 2022
China
3.65
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
97th
China rank
100th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • China
0246199020062022

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 3.69 against 3.65 in China, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 97th and China ranks 100th of 193 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria China Difference Ahead
1990s 2.89 6.35 3.46 China
2000s 2.81 5.95 3.14 China
2010s 3.07 4.53 1.45 China
2020s 3.6 3.75 0.15 China

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, Bulgaria or China?
Bulgaria, at 3.69 against 3.65 in China as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Bulgaria and China?
0.04, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Bulgaria ranks 97th and China ranks 100th 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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