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
051015199020062022

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.

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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