Bangladesh vs India: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Bangladesh
20.0%
in 2024
India
19.3%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
3rd
India rank
4th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 20.0% against 19.3% in India, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.5% | 37.2% | 7.7% | India |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 33.4% | 6.1% | India |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 28.2% | 3.5% | India |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 23.7% | 1.5% | India |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 20.2% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
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, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 20.0% against 19.3% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.7%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th 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.