(SDGRC) Eastern Africa vs Somalia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

(SDGRC) Eastern Africa
9.06
in 2022
Somalia
7.14
in 2022
(SDGRC) Eastern Africa rank
50th
Somalia rank
49th

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

  • (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
  • Somalia
02.557.51012.5199020062022

How they compare

(SDGRC) Eastern Africa currently reports 9.06 against 7.14 in Somalia, a difference of 1.92.

That makes (SDGRC) Eastern Africa's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.

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

(SDGRC) Eastern Africa ranks 50th and Somalia ranks 49th of 156 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade (SDGRC) Eastern Africa Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 11.42 8.29 3.12 (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
2010s 9.96 7.41 2.55 (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
2020s 9.17 7.15 2.02 (SDGRC) Eastern Africa

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, (SDGRC) Eastern Africa or Somalia?
(SDGRC) Eastern Africa, at 9.06 against 7.14 in Somalia as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between (SDGRC) Eastern Africa and Somalia?
1.92, with (SDGRC) Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for (SDGRC) Eastern Africa and Somalia?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do (SDGRC) Eastern Africa and Somalia rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
(SDGRC) Eastern Africa ranks 50th and Somalia ranks 49th 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
Last refreshed