Benin vs High income: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age
Benin
19.6%
in 2021
High income
0.8%
in 2024
Benin rank
14th
High income rank
12th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time
- Benin
- High income
How they compare
Benin currently reports 19.6% against 0.8% in High income, a difference of 18.8%.
That makes Benin's figure about 24.2 times High income's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 14th and High income ranks 12th of 96 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 1.1% | 17.2% | Benin |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 0.9% | 16.5% | Benin |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 0.8% | 18.8% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Benin or High income?
- Benin, at 19.6% against 0.8% in High income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Benin and High income?
- 18.8%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and High income?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Benin and High income rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
- Benin ranks 14th and High income ranks 12th of 96 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 (% 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 children is the percentage of children 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.