Chad vs Mauritania: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Chad
9.8%
in 2024
Mauritania
9.3%
in 2024
Chad rank
20th
Mauritania rank
21st
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Chad
- Mauritania
How they compare
Chad currently reports 9.8% against 9.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.
Chad ranks 20th and Mauritania ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.6% | 14.1% | 1.5% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 13.3% | 1.3% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 11.5% | 0.7% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 10.0% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 0.4% | Chad |
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, Chad or Mauritania?
- Chad, at 9.8% against 9.3% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Chad and Mauritania?
- 0.5%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Mauritania rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Chad ranks 20th 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.