Cyprus vs Malawi: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Cyprus
3.13
in 2022
Malawi
3.2
in 2022
Cyprus rank
118th
Malawi rank
117th

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

  • Cyprus
  • Malawi
23456199020062022

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 3.2 against 3.13 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.07.

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

Cyprus ranks 118th and Malawi ranks 117th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 2.17 5.01 2.83 Malawi
2000s 1.94 3.83 1.89 Malawi
2010s 2.33 3.24 0.911 Malawi
2020s 3 3.19 0.19 Malawi

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, Cyprus or Malawi?
Malawi, at 3.2 against 3.13 in Cyprus as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Cyprus and Malawi?
0.07, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Malawi?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Cyprus and Malawi rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Cyprus ranks 118th and Malawi ranks 117th 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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