Cuba vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Cuba
6.43
in 2022
Lao People's Democratic Republic
6.51
in 2022
Cuba rank
56th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
55th

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

  • Cuba
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
02468199020062022

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 6.51 against 6.43 in Cuba, a difference of 0.08.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 56th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 55th of 193 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 6.16 8.01 1.86 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 5.42 7.22 1.79 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 5.77 6.56 0.795 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 6.32 6.51 0.19 Lao People's Democratic Republic

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, Cuba or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 6.51 against 6.43 in Cuba as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Cuba and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.08, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Cuba and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Cuba ranks 56th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 55th 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
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