Cambodia vs Malaysia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Cambodia
8.5%
in 2024
Malaysia
8.2%
in 2024
Cambodia rank
24th
Malaysia rank
27th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Cambodia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 8.5% against 8.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malaysia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.5% | 12.4% | 2.9% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 11.6% | 2.0% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 9.7% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.3% | 0.5% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 0.3% | Cambodia |
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 Malaysia?
- Cambodia, at 8.5% against 8.2% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Cambodia and Malaysia?
- 0.3%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Malaysia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Malaysia rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Cambodia ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 27th 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.