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
02.557.51012.5199020062022

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.

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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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