Egypt vs El Salvador: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Egypt
3.22
in 2022
El Salvador
3.13
in 2022
Egypt rank
116th
El Salvador rank
118th

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

  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
012345199020062022

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 3.22 against 3.13 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.09.

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

Egypt ranks 116th and El Salvador ranks 118th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 4.01 2.93 1.09 Egypt
2000s 3.09 2.42 0.672 Egypt
2010s 3 2.57 0.438 Egypt
2020s 3.18 3.02 0.1567 Egypt

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, Egypt or El Salvador?
Egypt, at 3.22 against 3.13 in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Egypt and El Salvador?
0.09, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Egypt ranks 116th and El Salvador ranks 118th 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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