Libya vs (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Libya
4.74
in 2022
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries
6.51
in 2022
Libya rank
79th
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries rank
81st

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

  • Libya
  • (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries
0246199020062022

How they compare

(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries currently reports 6.51 against 4.74 in Libya, a difference of 1.77.

That makes (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries's figure about 1.4 times Libya's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 79th and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries ranks 81st of 193 countries.

(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries Difference Ahead
2000s 5.2 6.85 1.65 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries
2010s 4.9 6.69 1.79 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries
2020s 4.75 6.53 1.78 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries

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, Libya or (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries?
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries, at 6.51 against 4.74 in Libya as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Libya and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries?
1.77, with (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Libya and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Libya ranks 79th and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab countries ranks 81st 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
Last refreshed