Bulgaria vs Malta: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard

Bulgaria
16.6%
in 2024
Malta
16.5%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
50th
Malta rank
53rd

Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Malta
51015198020022024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 16.6% against 16.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 50th and Malta ranks 53rd of 198 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Malta Difference Ahead
1980s 4.7% 7.0% 2.2% Malta
1990s 6.7% 10.7% 4.0% Malta
2000s 10.0% 14.9% 5.0% Malta
2010s 13.6% 16.4% 2.9% Malta
2020s 15.9% 16.5% 0.6% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Bulgaria or Malta?
Bulgaria, at 16.6% against 16.5% in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Bulgaria and Malta?
0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
Bulgaria ranks 50th and Malta ranks 53rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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