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

Philippines
10.06
in 2022
(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
11.93
in 2022
Philippines rank
19th
(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS rank
20th

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

  • Philippines
  • (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
02.557.51012.5199020062022

How they compare

(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS currently reports 11.93 against 10.06 in Philippines, a difference of 1.87.

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

Across all 23 years both countries report, (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 19th and (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS ranks 20th of 193 countries.

(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS Difference Ahead
2000s 10.1 11.05 0.9495 (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
2010s 10.15 10.94 0.7828 (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS
2020s 10.09 11.8 1.71 (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, Philippines or (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS, at 11.93 against 10.06 in Philippines as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Philippines and (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
1.87, with (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Philippines and (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Philippines ranks 19th 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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