Cambodia vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Cambodia
8.5%
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
8.7%
in 2024
Cambodia rank
24th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
22nd
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Cambodia
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 8.7% against 8.5% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 24th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 22nd of 198 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.5% | 10.9% | 1.4% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 10.7% | 1.1% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 10.0% | 0.8% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 9.2% | 0.4% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.8% | 0.3% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
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, Cambodia or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 8.7% against 8.5% in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Cambodia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.2%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Cambodia ranks 24th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 22nd 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.