Mauritania vs (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Mauritania
10
in 2022
(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
11.93
in 2022
Mauritania rank
21st
(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS rank
20th

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

  • Mauritania
  • (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
051015199020062022

How they compare

(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS currently reports 11.93 against 10 in Mauritania, a difference of 1.93.

That makes (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

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

Mauritania ranks 21st and (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS ranks 20th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS Difference Ahead
2000s 11.96 11.05 0.9095 Mauritania
2010s 10.38 10.94 0.5528 (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
2020s 10.02 11.8 1.78 (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS

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, Mauritania or (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS, at 11.93 against 10 in Mauritania as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Mauritania and (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
1.93, with (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Mauritania and (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Mauritania ranks 21st and (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS ranks 20th 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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