Kenya vs Malaysia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Kenya
8.21
in 2022
Malaysia
8.25
in 2022
Kenya rank
34th
Malaysia rank
33rd
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Kenya
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 8.25 against 8.21 in Kenya, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 34th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 193 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.41 | 11.33 | 0.078 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 9.92 | 9.4 | 0.515 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 8.7 | 7.99 | 0.717 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 8.28 | 8.19 | 0.09 | Kenya |
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, Kenya or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 8.25 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 Kenya and Malaysia?
- 0.04, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Kenya ranks 34th and Malaysia ranks 33rd 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.