Ireland vs United States of America: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Ireland
1.46
in 2022
United States of America
1.31
in 2022
Ireland rank
177th
United States of America rank
180th

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

  • Ireland
  • United States of America
00.511.5199020062022

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.46 against 1.31 in United States of America, a difference of 0.15.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

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

Ireland ranks 177th and United States of America ranks 180th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.973 1.41 0.438 United States of America
2000s 0.902 1.26 0.353 United States of America
2010s 1.13 1.22 0.089 United States of America
2020s 1.4 1.29 0.11 Ireland

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, Ireland or United States of America?
Ireland, at 1.46 against 1.31 in United States of America as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Ireland and United States of America?
0.15, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States of America?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Ireland and United States of America rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Ireland ranks 177th and United States of America ranks 180th 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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