Ethiopia vs World Bank (lower middle income): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Ethiopia
14.6
in 2022
World Bank (lower middle income)
15
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
8th
World Bank (lower middle income) rank
10th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • World Bank (lower middle income)
0510152025199020062022

How they compare

World Bank (lower middle income) currently reports 15 against 14.6 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.4.

Across all 23 years both countries report, World Bank (lower middle income) has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 8th and World Bank (lower middle income) ranks 10th of 193 countries.

World Bank (lower middle income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia World Bank (lower middle income) Difference Ahead
2000s 18.47 21.03 2.56 World Bank (lower middle income)
2010s 16.52 17.63 1.11 World Bank (lower middle income)
2020s 14.86 15.32 0.4554 World Bank (lower middle income)

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 World Bank (lower middle income)?
World Bank (lower middle income), at 15 against 14.6 in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Ethiopia and World Bank (lower middle income)?
0.4, with World Bank (lower middle income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and World Bank (lower middle income)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and World Bank (lower middle income) rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Ethiopia ranks 8th and World Bank (lower middle income) 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
Last refreshed