Burkina Faso vs (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Burkina Faso
10.84
in 2022
(SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
12.69
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
15th
(SDGRC) ECA_Sahel rank
13th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
051015199020062022

How they compare

(SDGRC) ECA_Sahel currently reports 12.69 against 10.84 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.85.

That makes (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 15th and (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel ranks 13th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel Difference Ahead
2000s 10.85 11.85 0.9984 (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
2010s 10.31 11.74 1.43 (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
2020s 10.74 12.56 1.82 (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel

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 (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
(SDGRC) ECA_Sahel, at 12.69 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 (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
1.85, with (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Burkina Faso ranks 15th and (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel ranks 13th 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