Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Zambia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Saint Kitts and Nevis
3.2%
in 2024
Zambia
3.3%
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
110th
Zambia rank
107th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.3% against 3.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 107th of 198 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6% | 6.6% | 2.0% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 5.6% | 1.8% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 4.6% | 1.4% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.8% | 0.9% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.4% | 0.3% | Zambia |
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, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.3% against 3.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Saint Kitts and Nevis and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Zambia rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 107th 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.