Cuba vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Cuba
6.43
in 2022
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
8.91
in 2022
Cuba rank
56th
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
53rd

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

  • Cuba
  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
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How they compare

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) currently reports 8.91 against 6.43 in Cuba, a difference of 2.48.

That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s figure about 1.4 times Cuba's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 56th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 53rd of 193 countries.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Difference Ahead
2000s 5.42 10.62 5.19 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2010s 5.77 9.49 3.72 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2020s 6.32 8.96 2.65 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), at 8.91 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
2.48, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Cuba and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Cuba ranks 56th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 53rd 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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