Bangladesh vs Central African Republic: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male
Bangladesh
21.5%
in 2022
Central African Republic
20.2%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
14th
Central African Republic rank
16th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male over time
- Bangladesh
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 21.5% against 20.2% in Central African Republic, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 14th and Central African Republic ranks 16th of 83 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 23.5% | 17.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 22.6% | 4.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 20.2% | 1.3% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male, Bangladesh or Central African Republic?
- Bangladesh, at 21.5% against 20.2% in Central African Republic as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male between Bangladesh and Central African Republic?
- 1.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Central African Republic?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Central African Republic rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 14th and Central African Republic ranks 16th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of underweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.