Haiti vs Japan: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Haiti
18.4%
in 2024
Japan
17.5%
in 2024
Haiti rank
133rd
Japan rank
136th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Haiti
- Japan
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 18.4% against 17.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Haiti ranks 133rd and Japan ranks 136th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 12.6% | 5.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 14.7% | 4.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 15.1% | 2.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.9% | 0.9% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.8% | 1.1% | Haiti |
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, Haiti or Japan?
- Haiti, at 18.4% against 17.5% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Haiti and Japan?
- 0.9%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Japan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Japan rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Haiti ranks 133rd and Japan ranks 136th 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.