Congo vs Sierra Leone: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Congo
5.0%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.0%
in 2024
Congo rank
65th
Sierra Leone rank
67th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Congo
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Congo currently reports 5.0% against 5.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Congo ranks 65th and Sierra Leone ranks 67th of 198 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 12.3% | 5.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 11.1% | 4.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 8.8% | 2.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 6.5% | 1.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.2% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
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, Congo or Sierra Leone?
- Congo, at 5.0% against 5.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Congo ranks 65th and Sierra Leone ranks 67th 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.