Chile vs Netherlands: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard

Chile
0.8%
in 2024
Netherlands
0.9%
in 2024
Chile rank
197th
Netherlands rank
196th

Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time

  • Chile
  • Netherlands
0.511.522.5198020022024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 197th and Netherlands ranks 196th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Netherlands Difference Ahead
1980s 2.1% 1.1% 1.0% Chile
1990s 1.5% 1.1% 0.4% Chile
2000s 0.9% 1.0% 0.0% Netherlands
2010s 0.7% 0.9% 0.1% Netherlands
2020s 0.8% 0.9% 0.1% Netherlands

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, Chile or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Chile and Netherlands?
0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Netherlands?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Chile and Netherlands rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
Chile ranks 197th and Netherlands ranks 196th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed