Cambodia vs Mauritania: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Cambodia
8.5%
in 2024
Mauritania
9.3%
in 2024
Cambodia rank
24th
Mauritania rank
21st
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Cambodia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 9.3% against 8.5% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 24th and Mauritania ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.5% | 14.1% | 4.6% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 13.3% | 3.7% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 11.5% | 2.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 10.0% | 1.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 9.4% | 0.9% | Mauritania |
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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 9.3% 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 Mauritania?
- 0.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Mauritania rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Cambodia ranks 24th and Mauritania ranks 21st 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.