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

Iraq
3.52
in 2022
Jordan
3.5
in 2022
Iraq rank
106th
Jordan rank
108th

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

  • Iraq
  • Jordan
0246199020062022

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 3.52 against 3.5 in Jordan, a difference of 0.02.

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

Iraq ranks 106th and Jordan ranks 108th of 193 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Jordan Difference Ahead
1990s 4.92 5.08 0.156 Jordan
2000s 4.22 4.4 0.175 Jordan
2010s 3.77 3.92 0.154 Jordan
2020s 3.54 3.55 0.01 Jordan

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, Iraq or Jordan?
Iraq, at 3.52 against 3.5 in Jordan as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Iraq and Jordan?
0.02, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Jordan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Iraq and Jordan rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Iraq ranks 106th and Jordan ranks 108th 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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