Eritrea vs Lower-middle income (World Bank): Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Eritrea
17.3%
in 2024
Lower-middle income (World Bank)
13.5%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
5th
Lower-middle income (World Bank) rank
2nd
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Eritrea
- Lower-middle income (World Bank)
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 17.3% against 13.5% in Lower-middle income (World Bank), a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Lower-middle income (World Bank)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lower-middle income (World Bank) ahead.
Eritrea ranks 5th and Lower-middle income (World Bank) ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Lower-middle income (World Bank) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Lower-middle income (World Bank) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.7% | 25.7% | 8.9% | Lower-middle income (World Bank) |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 23.0% | 6.2% | Lower-middle income (World Bank) |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 19.6% | 2.4% | Lower-middle income (World Bank) |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.3% | 1.4% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 13.9% | 3.5% | Eritrea |
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, Eritrea or Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- Eritrea, at 17.3% against 13.5% in Lower-middle income (World Bank) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Eritrea and Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- 3.8%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Lower-middle income (World Bank) rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Eritrea ranks 5th and Lower-middle income (World Bank) ranks 2nd 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.