Ghana vs Kenya: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Ghana
8.34
in 2022
Kenya
8.21
in 2022
Ghana rank
32nd
Kenya rank
34th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Ghana
- Kenya
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 8.34 against 8.21 in Kenya, a difference of 0.13.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Ghana ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 34th of 193 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.77 | 11.41 | 0.644 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 8.64 | 9.92 | 1.28 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 8.03 | 8.7 | 0.671 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 8.27 | 8.28 | 0.0033 | Kenya |
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, Ghana or Kenya?
- Ghana, at 8.34 against 8.21 in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Ghana and Kenya?
- 0.13, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Ghana ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 34th 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.