Bhutan vs Burundi: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Bhutan
6.3%
in 2024
Burundi
6.5%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
45th
Burundi rank
43rd
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Bhutan
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 6.5% against 6.3% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 45th and Burundi ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.7% | 8.7% | 8.0% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 7.9% | 6.2% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.1% | 4.0% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.6% | 1.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 0.2% | 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, Bhutan or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 6.5% against 6.3% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Bhutan and Burundi?
- 0.2%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Burundi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Burundi rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Bhutan ranks 45th and Burundi ranks 43rd 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.