Burkina Faso vs ESCAP_All countries: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Burkina Faso
10.84
in 2022
ESCAP_All countries
12.25
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
15th
ESCAP_All countries rank
16th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Burkina Faso
- ESCAP_All countries
How they compare
ESCAP_All countries currently reports 12.25 against 10.84 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.41.
That makes ESCAP_All countries's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, ESCAP_All countries has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 15th and ESCAP_All countries ranks 16th of 193 countries.
ESCAP_All countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | ESCAP_All countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.85 | 16.28 | 5.43 | ESCAP_All countries |
| 2010s | 10.31 | 14.52 | 4.21 | ESCAP_All countries |
| 2020s | 10.74 | 12.56 | 1.82 | ESCAP_All countries |
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, Burkina Faso or ESCAP_All countries?
- ESCAP_All countries, at 12.25 against 10.84 in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Burkina Faso and ESCAP_All countries?
- 1.41, with ESCAP_All countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and ESCAP_All countries?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and ESCAP_All countries rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th and ESCAP_All countries ranks 16th 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.