Namibia vs West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Namibia
9.57
in 2022
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
10.54
in 2022
Namibia rank
24th
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank
27th

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

  • Namibia
  • West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
051015199020062022

How they compare

West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) currently reports 10.54 against 9.57 in Namibia, a difference of 0.97.

That makes West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)'s figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

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

Namibia ranks 24th and West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 27th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) Difference Ahead
2000s 12.43 10.88 1.55 Namibia
2010s 10.53 10.22 0.3087 Namibia
2020s 9.66 10.5 0.8318 West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)

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, Namibia or West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), at 10.54 against 9.57 in Namibia as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Namibia and West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
0.97, with West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Namibia and West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Namibia ranks 24th and West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 27th 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