Afghanistan vs Philippines: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Afghanistan
8.4%
in 2024
Philippines
8.0%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
25th
Philippines rank
28th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Afghanistan
- Philippines
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 8.4% against 8.0% in Philippines, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Philippines ranks 28th of 198 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.3% | 7.2% | 11.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 7.6% | 8.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 7.9% | 5.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.0% | 2.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.0% | 0.8% | Afghanistan |
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 Philippines?
- Afghanistan, at 8.4% against 8.0% in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Afghanistan and Philippines?
- 0.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Philippines?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Philippines rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Philippines ranks 28th 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.