Ghana vs Malaysia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Ghana
8.34
in 2022
Malaysia
8.25
in 2022
Ghana rank
32nd
Malaysia rank
33rd
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Ghana
- Malaysia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 8.34 against 8.25 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.77 | 11.33 | 0.566 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.64 | 9.4 | 0.76 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8.03 | 7.99 | 0.046 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 8.27 | 8.19 | 0.0867 | Ghana |
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 Malaysia?
- Ghana, at 8.34 against 8.25 in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Ghana and Malaysia?
- 0.09, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malaysia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Malaysia rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Ghana ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 33rd 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.