Cameroon vs Suriname: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Cameroon
4.74
in 2022
Suriname
4.86
in 2022
Cameroon rank
79th
Suriname rank
77th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Cameroon
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 4.86 against 4.74 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.12.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 79th and Suriname ranks 77th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.58 | 5.18 | 2.4 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 5.77 | 4.56 | 1.21 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.84 | 4.52 | 0.321 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 4.73 | 4.79 | 0.0567 | Suriname |
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 Suriname?
- Suriname, at 4.86 against 4.74 in Cameroon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Cameroon and Suriname?
- 0.12, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Suriname?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Suriname rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Cameroon ranks 79th and Suriname ranks 77th 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.