(SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) vs Sierra Leone: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

(SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)
3.92
in 2022
Sierra Leone
3.41
in 2022
(SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) rank
108th
Sierra Leone rank
110th

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

  • (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)
  • Sierra Leone
4681012199020062022

How they compare

(SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) currently reports 3.92 against 3.41 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.51.

That makes (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)'s figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) ahead.

(SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) ranks 108th and Sierra Leone ranks 110th of 156 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 8.59 7.36 1.23 (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)
2010s 4.78 4.92 0.1357 Sierra Leone
2020s 4.01 3.57 0.4409 (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)

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) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) or Sierra Leone?
(SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), at 3.92 against 3.41 in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) and Sierra Leone?
0.51, with (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) and Sierra Leone?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) and Sierra Leone rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
(SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) ranks 108th and Sierra Leone ranks 110th 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