Algeria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Algeria
30.3%
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina
30.5%
in 2024
Algeria rank
73rd
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
70th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Algeria
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 30.5% against 30.3% in Algeria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 73rd and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.1% | 14.1% | 1.0% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 22.0% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 27.2% | 0.9% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 29.8% | 0.3% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Algeria or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 30.5% against 30.3% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Algeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- 0.2%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Algeria ranks 73rd and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.