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

Suriname
4.86
in 2022
Syria
5.02
in 2022
Suriname rank
77th
Syria rank
74th

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

  • Suriname
  • Syria
0246199020062022

How they compare

Syria currently reports 5.02 against 4.86 in Suriname, a difference of 0.16.

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

Suriname ranks 77th and Syria ranks 74th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 5.18 6.21 1.04 Syria
2000s 4.56 5.53 0.968 Syria
2010s 4.52 5.25 0.728 Syria
2020s 4.79 5.04 0.25 Syria

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, Suriname or Syria?
Syria, at 5.02 against 4.86 in Suriname as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Suriname and Syria?
0.16, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Syria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Suriname and Syria rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Suriname ranks 77th and Syria ranks 74th 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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