Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Afghanistan
8.4%
in 2024
Ethiopia
8.3%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
25th
Ethiopia rank
26th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Afghanistan
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 8.4% against 8.3% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Ethiopia ranks 26th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.3% | 14.2% | 4.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 14.4% | 1.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 13.6% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 11.3% | 1.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.9% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?
- Afghanistan, at 8.4% against 8.3% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Ethiopia ranks 26th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.