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

Eritrea
11.97
in 2022
Myanmar
11.23
in 2022
Eritrea rank
13th
Myanmar rank
14th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Myanmar
051015199020062022

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 11.97 against 11.23 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.74.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

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

Eritrea ranks 13th and Myanmar ranks 14th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Myanmar Difference Ahead
1990s 15.98 14.07 1.91 Eritrea
2000s 14.56 13.37 1.19 Eritrea
2010s 12.88 12.11 0.775 Eritrea
2020s 12.08 11.34 0.74 Eritrea

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 Myanmar?
Eritrea, at 11.97 against 11.23 in Myanmar as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Eritrea and Myanmar?
0.74, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Myanmar?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Myanmar rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Eritrea ranks 13th and Myanmar ranks 14th 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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