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

Italy
2.17
in 2022
Korea
2.14
in 2022
Italy rank
151st
Korea rank
152nd

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

  • Italy
  • Korea
00.511.522.5199020062022

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.17 against 2.14 in Korea, a difference of 0.03.

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

Italy ranks 151st and Korea ranks 152nd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.26 2.14 0.875 Korea
2000s 1.18 1.76 0.582 Korea
2010s 1.5 1.82 0.32 Korea
2020s 2.06 2.08 0.0133 Korea

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, Italy or Korea?
Italy, at 2.17 against 2.14 in Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Italy and Korea?
0.03, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Italy and Korea rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Italy ranks 151st and Korea ranks 152nd 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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