Brazil vs Israel: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Brazil
2.4%
in 2024
Israel
2.4%
in 2024
Brazil rank
141st
Israel rank
138th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Brazil
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 141st and Israel ranks 138th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Israel in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.1% | 1.7% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.3% | 1.7% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Israel |
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, Brazil or Israel?
- Israel, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Brazil and Israel?
- 0.0%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Israel?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Israel rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Brazil ranks 141st and Israel ranks 138th 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.