Senegal vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Senegal
16.32
in 2022
Sri Lanka
17.16
in 2022
Senegal rank
5th
Sri Lanka rank
3rd

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

  • Senegal
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 17.16 against 16.32 in Senegal, a difference of 0.84.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 193 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 18.36 27.12 8.76 Sri Lanka
2000s 17.15 23.67 6.52 Sri Lanka
2010s 16.47 19.92 3.45 Sri Lanka
2020s 16.33 17.53 1.2 Sri Lanka

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, Senegal or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 17.16 against 16.32 in Senegal as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Senegal and Sri Lanka?
0.84, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sri Lanka?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Senegal and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Senegal ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd 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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