Burkina Faso vs Seychelles: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Burkina Faso
6.7%
in 2024
Seychelles
6.3%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
41st
Seychelles rank
44th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Burkina Faso
- Seychelles
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6.7% against 6.3% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Seychelles ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Seychelles ranks 44th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.8% | 9.2% | 0.4% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.9% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 0.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 0.3% | Burkina Faso |
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 Seychelles?
- Burkina Faso, at 6.7% against 6.3% in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Burkina Faso and Seychelles?
- 0.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Seychelles?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Seychelles rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Seychelles ranks 44th 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.