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

Japan
2.31
in 2022
Malta
2.35
in 2022
Japan rank
141st
Malta rank
140th

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

  • Japan
  • Malta
00.511.522.5199020062022

How they compare

Malta currently reports 2.35 against 2.31 in Japan, a difference of 0.04.

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

Japan ranks 141st and Malta ranks 140th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 2.16 1.85 0.302 Japan
2000s 2.31 1.75 0.556 Japan
2010s 2.29 1.91 0.381 Japan
2020s 2.31 2.28 0.0333 Japan

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, Japan or Malta?
Malta, at 2.35 against 2.31 in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Japan and Malta?
0.04, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Japan and Malta rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Japan ranks 141st and Malta ranks 140th 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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