ECLAC_Latin America vs Ecuador: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

ECLAC_Latin America
2.44
in 2022
Ecuador
2.53
in 2022
ECLAC_Latin America rank
135th
Ecuador rank
137th

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

  • ECLAC_Latin America
  • Ecuador
0123199020062022

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2.53 against 2.44 in ECLAC_Latin America, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was ECLAC_Latin America ahead.

ECLAC_Latin America ranks 135th and Ecuador ranks 137th of 156 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, ECLAC_Latin America averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECLAC_Latin America Ecuador Difference Ahead
2000s 2.55 1.54 1.01 ECLAC_Latin America
2010s 2.22 1.78 0.4419 ECLAC_Latin America
2020s 2.39 2.4 0.0058 Ecuador

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, ECLAC_Latin America or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 2.53 against 2.44 in ECLAC_Latin America as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between ECLAC_Latin America and Ecuador?
0.09, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECLAC_Latin America and Ecuador?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do ECLAC_Latin America and Ecuador rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
ECLAC_Latin America ranks 135th and Ecuador ranks 137th of 156 groups.
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
Last refreshed