Bangladesh vs Mus: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Bangladesh
20.0%
in 2024
Mus
6.9%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
3rd
Mus rank
1st
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Bangladesh
- Mus
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 20.0% against 6.9% in Mus, a difference of 13.1%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.9 times Mus's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Mus ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Mus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.5% | 12.4% | 17.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 11.0% | 16.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 8.9% | 15.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 7.5% | 14.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 7.0% | 13.5% | 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 Mus?
- Bangladesh, at 20.0% against 6.9% in Mus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Bangladesh and Mus?
- 13.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mus?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Mus rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Mus ranks 1st 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.