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

Sri Lanka
17.16
in 2022
Timor-Leste
17.29
in 2022
Sri Lanka rank
3rd
Timor-Leste rank
2nd

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 17.29 against 17.16 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.13.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 3rd and Timor-Leste ranks 2nd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1990s 27.12 13.84 13.28 Sri Lanka
2000s 23.67 13.62 10.05 Sri Lanka
2010s 19.92 15.09 4.83 Sri Lanka
2020s 17.53 16.98 0.5467 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, Sri Lanka or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 17.29 against 17.16 in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste?
0.13, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Sri Lanka ranks 3rd and Timor-Leste ranks 2nd 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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