Cameroon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Cameroon
4.74
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
4.68
in 2022
Cameroon rank
79th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
81st

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

  • Cameroon
  • Sao Tome and Principe
02468199020062022

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.74 against 4.68 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.06.

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

Cameroon ranks 79th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 7.58 7.22 0.355 Cameroon
2000s 5.77 5.38 0.387 Cameroon
2010s 4.84 4.6 0.236 Cameroon
2020s 4.73 4.65 0.0867 Cameroon

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, Cameroon or Sao Tome and Principe?
Cameroon, at 4.74 against 4.68 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.06, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Cameroon ranks 79th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st 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