Oriente Medio y África del Norte vs Sao Tome and Principe: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Oriente Medio y África del Norte
5.94
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
4.68
in 2022
Oriente Medio y África del Norte rank
83rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
81st

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

  • Oriente Medio y África del Norte
  • Sao Tome and Principe
02468199020062022

How they compare

Oriente Medio y África del Norte currently reports 5.94 against 4.68 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.26.

That makes Oriente Medio y África del Norte's figure about 1.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Oriente Medio y África del Norte has been ahead every year.

Oriente Medio y África del Norte ranks 83rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st of 156 groups.

Oriente Medio y África del Norte has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Oriente Medio y África del Norte Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 6.14 5.38 0.7596 Oriente Medio y África del Norte
2010s 6.03 4.6 1.43 Oriente Medio y África del Norte
2020s 5.96 4.65 1.31 Oriente Medio y África del Norte

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, Oriente Medio y África del Norte or Sao Tome and Principe?
Oriente Medio y África del Norte, at 5.94 against 4.68 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Oriente Medio y África del Norte and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.26, with Oriente Medio y África del Norte ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oriente Medio y África del Norte and Sao Tome and Principe?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Oriente Medio y África del Norte and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Oriente Medio y África del Norte ranks 83rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st of 156 groups.
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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