Malta vs Melanesia (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Malta
2.35
in 2022
Melanesia (UNSDG)
2.16
in 2022
Malta rank
140th
Melanesia (UNSDG) rank
142nd

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

  • Malta
  • Melanesia (UNSDG)
0123199020062022

How they compare

Malta currently reports 2.35 against 2.16 in Melanesia (UNSDG), a difference of 0.19.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia (UNSDG)'s.

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

Malta ranks 140th and Melanesia (UNSDG) ranks 142nd of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Melanesia (UNSDG) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Melanesia (UNSDG) Difference Ahead
2000s 1.75 2.66 0.9098 Melanesia (UNSDG)
2010s 1.91 2.3 0.3908 Melanesia (UNSDG)
2020s 2.28 2.18 0.0996 Malta

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 Melanesia (UNSDG)?
Malta, at 2.35 against 2.16 in Melanesia (UNSDG) as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Malta and Melanesia (UNSDG)?
0.19, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Melanesia (UNSDG)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Malta and Melanesia (UNSDG) rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Malta ranks 140th and Melanesia (UNSDG) ranks 142nd 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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