Iraq vs Ukraine: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Iraq
3.7%
in 2024
Ukraine
3.8%
in 2024
Iraq rank
96th
Ukraine rank
94th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Iraq
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 96th and Ukraine ranks 94th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4% | 4.5% | 0.9% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.6% | 0.1% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 4.5% | 0.8% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 4.4% | 0.9% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 4.0% | 0.3% | Ukraine |
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, Iraq or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Iraq and Ukraine?
- 0.1%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Ukraine?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Ukraine rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Iraq ranks 96th and Ukraine ranks 94th 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.