Nigeria vs Sudan: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Nigeria
11.6%
in 2024
Sudan
11.5%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
14th
Sudan rank
15th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Nigeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11.6% against 11.5% in Sudan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sudan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 13.4% | 0.9% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 12.8% | 1.4% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 12.1% | 1.9% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 11.8% | 1.5% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.6% | 0.3% | Sudan |
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, Nigeria or Sudan?
- Nigeria, at 11.6% against 11.5% in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Nigeria and Sudan?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Nigeria ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 15th 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.