Mali vs Western Africa (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Mali
9.99
in 2022
Western Africa (UNSDG)
12.01
in 2022
Mali rank
22nd
Western Africa (UNSDG) rank
19th

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

  • Mali
  • Western Africa (UNSDG)
051015199020062022

How they compare

Western Africa (UNSDG) currently reports 12.01 against 9.99 in Mali, a difference of 2.02.

That makes Western Africa (UNSDG)'s figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 22nd and Western Africa (UNSDG) ranks 19th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Western Africa (UNSDG) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Western Africa (UNSDG) Difference Ahead
2000s 11.49 11.31 0.1732 Mali
2010s 10.35 11.14 0.7922 Western Africa (UNSDG)
2020s 10.02 11.89 1.87 Western Africa (UNSDG)

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, Mali or Western Africa (UNSDG)?
Western Africa (UNSDG), at 12.01 against 9.99 in Mali as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Mali and Western Africa (UNSDG)?
2.02, with Western Africa (UNSDG) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Western Africa (UNSDG)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Mali and Western Africa (UNSDG) rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Mali ranks 22nd and Western Africa (UNSDG) ranks 19th 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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