Indonesia vs Kenya: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Indonesia
9.15
in 2022
Kenya
8.21
in 2022
Indonesia rank
31st
Kenya rank
34th

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

  • Indonesia
  • Kenya
02.557.51012.5199020062022

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 9.15 against 8.21 in Kenya, a difference of 0.94.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

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

Indonesia ranks 31st and Kenya ranks 34th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 11.2 11.41 0.212 Kenya
2000s 10.78 9.92 0.863 Indonesia
2010s 9.93 8.7 1.22 Indonesia
2020s 9.26 8.28 0.9833 Indonesia

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, Indonesia or Kenya?
Indonesia, at 9.15 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 Indonesia and Kenya?
0.94, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Kenya?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Indonesia and Kenya rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Indonesia ranks 31st 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
Last refreshed