Malta vs Marshall Islands: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Malta
2.35
in 2022
Marshall Islands
2.53
in 2022
Malta rank
140th
Marshall Islands rank
137th

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

  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
0123199020062022

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 2.53 against 2.35 in Malta, a difference of 0.18.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 140th and Marshall Islands ranks 137th of 193 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 1.85 2.09 0.237 Marshall Islands
2000s 1.75 2.06 0.305 Marshall Islands
2010s 1.91 2.27 0.355 Marshall Islands
2020s 2.28 2.5 0.2233 Marshall Islands

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, Malta or Marshall Islands?
Marshall Islands, at 2.53 against 2.35 in Malta as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Malta and Marshall Islands?
0.18, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Marshall Islands?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Malta and Marshall Islands rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Malta ranks 140th and Marshall Islands ranks 137th 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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