Canada vs Sweden: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Canada
1.74
in 2022
Sweden
1.78
in 2022
Canada rank
168th
Sweden rank
166th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.78 against 1.74 in Canada, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 168th and Sweden ranks 166th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 | 1.21 | 0.036 | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.19 | 1.5 | 0.312 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 1.72 | 0.384 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1.77 | 0.1 | Sweden |
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, Canada or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.78 against 1.74 in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.04, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Canada ranks 168th and Sweden ranks 166th 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.