Malaysia vs Países menos adelantados: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Malaysia
8.25
in 2022
Países menos adelantados
10.12
in 2022
Malaysia rank
33rd
Países menos adelantados rank
35th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Países menos adelantados
051015199020062022

How they compare

Países menos adelantados currently reports 10.12 against 8.25 in Malaysia, a difference of 1.87.

That makes Países menos adelantados's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Países menos adelantados has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 33rd and Países menos adelantados ranks 35th of 193 countries.

Países menos adelantados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Países menos adelantados Difference Ahead
2000s 9.4 13.34 3.94 Países menos adelantados
2010s 7.99 11.34 3.35 Países menos adelantados
2020s 8.19 10.25 2.07 Países menos adelantados

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, Malaysia or Países menos adelantados?
Países menos adelantados, at 10.12 against 8.25 in Malaysia as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Malaysia and Países menos adelantados?
1.87, with Países menos adelantados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Países menos adelantados?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Países menos adelantados rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Malaysia ranks 33rd and Países menos adelantados 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.

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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