Bahrain vs Bhutan: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Bahrain
6.1%
in 2024
Bhutan
6.3%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
48th
Bhutan rank
45th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Bahrain
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 6.3% against 6.1% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 48th and Bhutan ranks 45th of 198 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.7% | 16.7% | 8.0% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 14.1% | 6.3% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 11.1% | 4.4% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 8.2% | 2.1% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.6% | 0.6% | Bhutan |
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, Bahrain or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 6.3% against 6.1% in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Bahrain and Bhutan?
- 0.2%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Bhutan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Bhutan rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Bahrain ranks 48th and Bhutan ranks 45th 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.