Kenya vs Thailand: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Kenya
8.21
in 2022
Thailand
8.2
in 2022
Kenya rank
34th
Thailand rank
35th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Kenya
- Thailand
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 8.21 against 8.2 in Thailand, a difference of 0.01.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 35th of 193 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.41 | 10.28 | 1.13 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 9.92 | 8.34 | 1.58 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 8.7 | 7.64 | 1.07 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 8.28 | 8.1 | 0.1767 | 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 Thailand?
- Kenya, at 8.21 against 8.2 in Thailand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Kenya and Thailand?
- 0.01, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Thailand?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Thailand rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Kenya ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 35th 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.