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
02.557.51012.5199020062022

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.

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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