New Zealand vs Sweden: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
New Zealand
0.9%
in 2024
Sweden
1.0%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
195th
Sweden rank
192nd
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 195th and Sweden ranks 192nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Sweden |
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, New Zealand or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.0% against 0.9% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- New Zealand ranks 195th and Sweden ranks 192nd 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.