Russia vs Sierra Leone: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Russia
3.34
in 2022
Sierra Leone
3.41
in 2022
Russia rank
111th
Sierra Leone rank
110th

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

  • Russia
  • Sierra Leone
46810199020062022

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 3.41 against 3.34 in Russia, a difference of 0.07.

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

Russia ranks 111th and Sierra Leone ranks 110th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 4.38 9.26 4.88 Sierra Leone
2000s 3.82 7.36 3.54 Sierra Leone
2010s 3.43 4.92 1.49 Sierra Leone
2020s 3.34 3.57 0.23 Sierra Leone

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, Russia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 3.41 against 3.34 in Russia as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Russia and Sierra Leone?
0.07, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sierra Leone?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Russia and Sierra Leone rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Russia ranks 111th and Sierra Leone ranks 110th 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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