Afghanistan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Afghanistan
8.4%
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
8.7%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
25th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
22nd
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Afghanistan
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 8.7% against 8.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 22nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.3% | 10.9% | 7.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 10.7% | 5.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.0% | 2.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.2% | 1.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.8% | 0.1% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 8.7% against 8.4% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.3%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 22nd 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.