Burkina Faso vs Mauritius: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Burkina Faso
6.7%
in 2024
Mauritius
6.9%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
41st
Mauritius rank
38th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 6.9% against 6.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Mauritius ranks 38th of 198 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.8% | 12.4% | 3.6% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 11.0% | 3.0% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 8.9% | 1.9% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 7.5% | 1.0% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 7.0% | 0.3% | Mauritius |
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, Burkina Faso or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 6.9% against 6.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Burkina Faso and Mauritius?
- 0.2%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritius?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mauritius rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Mauritius ranks 38th 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.