Papua New Guinea vs Turkey: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Papua New Guinea
1.99
in 2022
Turkey
1.99
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
156th
Turkey rank
156th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Turkey
0123199020062022

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.99 against 1.99 in Turkey, a difference of 0.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 156th and Turkey ranks 156th of 193 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 2.22 3.22 1 Turkey
2000s 2.08 2.61 0.524 Turkey
2010s 1.96 2.21 0.259 Turkey
2020s 1.98 2.01 0.0333 Turkey

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, Papua New Guinea or Turkey?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.99 against 1.99 in Turkey as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Papua New Guinea and Turkey?
0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkey?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Turkey rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Papua New Guinea ranks 156th and Turkey ranks 156th 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