Bangladesh vs Senegal: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Bangladesh
20.0%
in 2024
Senegal
21.8%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
3rd
Senegal rank
2nd
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Bangladesh
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 21.8% against 20.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Senegal ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.5% | 19.4% | 10.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 19.2% | 8.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 18.7% | 6.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.6% | 2.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 21.3% | 0.8% | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 21.8% against 20.0% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Bangladesh and Senegal?
- 1.8%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Senegal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Senegal rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Senegal ranks 2nd 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.