Bahrain vs Madagascar: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Bahrain
6.1%
in 2024
Madagascar
5.8%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
48th
Madagascar rank
51st
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Bahrain
- Madagascar
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 6.1% against 5.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 48th and Madagascar ranks 51st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 0.1% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 7.0% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.3% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 0.2% | Bahrain |
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 Madagascar?
- Bahrain, at 6.1% against 5.8% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Bahrain and Madagascar?
- 0.3%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Madagascar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Madagascar rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Bahrain ranks 48th and Madagascar ranks 51st 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.