Eritrea vs ESCAP_All countries: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Eritrea
11.97
in 2022
ESCAP_All countries
12.25
in 2022
Eritrea rank
13th
ESCAP_All countries rank
16th

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

  • Eritrea
  • ESCAP_All countries
051015199020062022

How they compare

ESCAP_All countries currently reports 12.25 against 11.97 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.28.

Across all 23 years both countries report, ESCAP_All countries has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 13th and ESCAP_All countries ranks 16th of 193 countries.

ESCAP_All countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea ESCAP_All countries Difference Ahead
2000s 14.56 16.28 1.72 ESCAP_All countries
2010s 12.88 14.52 1.64 ESCAP_All countries
2020s 12.08 12.56 0.4787 ESCAP_All countries

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, Eritrea or ESCAP_All countries?
ESCAP_All countries, at 12.25 against 11.97 in Eritrea as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Eritrea and ESCAP_All countries?
0.28, with ESCAP_All countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and ESCAP_All countries?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and ESCAP_All countries rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Eritrea ranks 13th and ESCAP_All countries ranks 16th 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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