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

Mauritania
10
in 2022
Western Africa (UNSDG)
12.01
in 2022
Mauritania rank
21st
Western Africa (UNSDG) rank
19th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Western Africa (UNSDG)
051015199020062022

How they compare

Western Africa (UNSDG) currently reports 12.01 against 10 in Mauritania, a difference of 2.01.

That makes Western Africa (UNSDG)'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 Western Africa (UNSDG) ranks 19th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Western Africa (UNSDG) Difference Ahead
2000s 11.96 11.31 0.6442 Mauritania
2010s 10.38 11.14 0.7532 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, Mauritania or Western Africa (UNSDG)?
Western Africa (UNSDG), at 12.01 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 Western Africa (UNSDG)?
2.01, with Western Africa (UNSDG) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Western Africa (UNSDG)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Mauritania and Western Africa (UNSDG) rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Mauritania ranks 21st 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
Last refreshed