Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Burkina Faso
10.84
in 2022
Gambia
10.44
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
15th
Gambia rank
17th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Gambia
051015199020062022

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 10.84 against 10.44 in Gambia, a difference of 0.4.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Gambia ranks 17th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Gambia Difference Ahead
1990s 12.41 12.33 0.075 Burkina Faso
2000s 10.85 10.73 0.12 Burkina Faso
2010s 10.31 10.12 0.191 Burkina Faso
2020s 10.74 10.37 0.3667 Burkina Faso

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 Gambia?
Burkina Faso, at 10.84 against 10.44 in Gambia as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
0.4, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Gambia ranks 17th 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