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

Eritrea
11.97
in 2022
Nepal
10.56
in 2022
Eritrea rank
13th
Nepal rank
16th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Nepal
05101520199020062022

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 11.97 against 10.56 in Nepal, a difference of 1.41.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nepal ahead.

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

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 15.98 20.04 4.06 Nepal
2000s 14.56 16.69 2.13 Nepal
2010s 12.88 12.99 0.109 Nepal
2020s 12.08 10.83 1.25 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 Nepal?
Eritrea, at 11.97 against 10.56 in Nepal as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Eritrea and Nepal?
1.41, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nepal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Nepal rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Eritrea ranks 13th and Nepal 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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