Gambia vs Viet Nam: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Gambia
10.44
in 2022
Viet Nam
10.08
in 2022
Gambia rank
17th
Viet Nam rank
18th

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

  • Gambia
  • Viet Nam
05101520199020062022

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 10.44 against 10.08 in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.36.

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

Gambia ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 18th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 12.33 18.3 5.97 Viet Nam
2000s 10.73 17.26 6.53 Viet Nam
2010s 10.12 13.54 3.42 Viet Nam
2020s 10.37 10.52 0.1467 Viet Nam

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, Gambia or Viet Nam?
Gambia, at 10.44 against 10.08 in Viet Nam as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Gambia and Viet Nam?
0.36, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Viet Nam?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Gambia and Viet Nam rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Gambia ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 18th 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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