India vs Sur: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard

India
19.3%
in 2024
Sur
4.3%
in 2024
India rank
4th
Sur rank
2nd

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

  • India
  • Sur
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How they compare

India currently reports 19.3% against 4.3% in Sur, a difference of 15.0%.

That makes India's figure about 4.5 times Sur's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 4th and Sur ranks 2nd of 198 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sur Difference Ahead
1980s 37.2% 5.3% 31.8% India
1990s 33.4% 4.7% 28.8% India
2000s 28.2% 4.1% 24.1% India
2010s 23.7% 4.0% 19.6% India
2020s 20.2% 4.2% 16.0% India

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, India or Sur?
India, at 19.3% against 4.3% in Sur as of 2024.
What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between India and Sur?
15.0%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sur?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do India and Sur rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
India ranks 4th and Sur 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.

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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
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