Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of vs UNICEF SP Humanitarian: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of
9.2
in 2022
UNICEF SP Humanitarian
11.29
in 2022
Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of rank
28th
UNICEF SP Humanitarian rank
25th

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

  • Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of
  • UNICEF SP Humanitarian
051015199020062022

How they compare

UNICEF SP Humanitarian currently reports 11.29 against 9.2 in Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of, a difference of 2.09.

That makes UNICEF SP Humanitarian's figure about 1.2 times Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, UNICEF SP Humanitarian has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of ranks 28th and UNICEF SP Humanitarian ranks 25th of 193 countries.

UNICEF SP Humanitarian has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of UNICEF SP Humanitarian Difference Ahead
2000s 10.41 13.43 3.03 UNICEF SP Humanitarian
2010s 9.55 12.15 2.6 UNICEF SP Humanitarian
2020s 9.24 11.39 2.15 UNICEF SP Humanitarian

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, Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of or UNICEF SP Humanitarian?
UNICEF SP Humanitarian, at 11.29 against 9.2 in Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of and UNICEF SP Humanitarian?
2.09, with UNICEF SP Humanitarian ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of and UNICEF SP Humanitarian?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of and UNICEF SP Humanitarian rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of ranks 28th and UNICEF SP Humanitarian ranks 25th 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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