Eritrea vs (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Eritrea
11.97
in 2022
(SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
12.69
in 2022
Eritrea rank
13th
(SDGRC) ECA_Sahel rank
13th

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

  • Eritrea
  • (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel
051015199020062022

How they compare

(SDGRC) ECA_Sahel currently reports 12.69 against 11.97 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.72.

That makes (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 13th and (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel ranks 13th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel Difference Ahead
2000s 14.56 11.85 2.71 Eritrea
2010s 12.88 11.74 1.14 Eritrea
2020s 12.08 12.56 0.481 (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel

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 (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
(SDGRC) ECA_Sahel, at 12.69 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 (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
0.72, with (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Eritrea ranks 13th and (SDGRC) ECA_Sahel ranks 13th 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
Last refreshed