El Salvador vs Europe (WHO regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

El Salvador
3.13
in 2022
Europe (WHO regions)
2.97
in 2022
El Salvador rank
118th
Europe (WHO regions) rank
121st

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

  • El Salvador
  • Europe (WHO regions)
0123199020062022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 3.13 against 2.97 in Europe (WHO regions), a difference of 0.16.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Europe (WHO regions)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe (WHO regions) ahead.

El Salvador ranks 118th and Europe (WHO regions) ranks 121st of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Europe (WHO regions) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Europe (WHO regions) Difference Ahead
2000s 2.42 2.67 0.2454 Europe (WHO regions)
2010s 2.57 2.63 0.0613 Europe (WHO regions)
2020s 3.02 2.91 0.1087 El Salvador

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, El Salvador or Europe (WHO regions)?
El Salvador, at 3.13 against 2.97 in Europe (WHO regions) as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between El Salvador and Europe (WHO regions)?
0.16, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Europe (WHO regions)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Europe (WHO regions) rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
El Salvador ranks 118th and Europe (WHO regions) ranks 121st 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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