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

Ethiopia
14.6
in 2022
Sudan
14.38
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
8th
Sudan rank
10th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 14.6 against 14.38 in Sudan, a difference of 0.22.

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

Ethiopia ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 10th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 19.22 16.2 3.03 Ethiopia
2000s 18.47 14.85 3.62 Ethiopia
2010s 16.52 14.33 2.19 Ethiopia
2020s 14.86 14.37 0.4967 Ethiopia

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, Ethiopia or Sudan?
Ethiopia, at 14.6 against 14.38 in Sudan as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Ethiopia and Sudan?
0.22, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Ethiopia ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 10th 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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