Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Rwanda
5.49
in 2022
Zimbabwe
5.58
in 2022
Rwanda rank
66th
Zimbabwe rank
65th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 5.58 against 5.49 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 66th and Zimbabwe ranks 65th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 9.21 9.1 0.114 Rwanda
2000s 7.58 7.7 0.117 Zimbabwe
2010s 6.18 6.37 0.185 Zimbabwe
2020s 5.57 5.63 0.06 Zimbabwe

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, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 5.58 against 5.49 in Rwanda as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
0.09, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Rwanda ranks 66th and Zimbabwe ranks 65th 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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