Afghanistan vs Thailand: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Afghanistan
8.4%
in 2024
Thailand
8.6%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
25th
Thailand rank
23rd
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Afghanistan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 8.6% against 8.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 23rd of 198 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.3% | 12.1% | 6.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 10.5% | 5.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 8.7% | 4.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.2% | 2.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 0.3% | 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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 8.6% 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 Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Thailand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Thailand rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 23rd 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.