Malta vs Panama: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Malta
16.5%
in 2024
Panama
16.6%
in 2024
Malta rank
53rd
Panama rank
51st
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Malta
- Panama
How they compare
Panama 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.
Malta ranks 53rd and Panama ranks 51st of 198 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 3.1% | 3.9% | Malta |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 5.5% | 5.2% | Malta |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 8.9% | 6.0% | Malta |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 12.6% | 3.8% | Malta |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 15.7% | 0.8% | 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, Malta or Panama?
- Panama, 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 Malta and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Panama rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Malta ranks 53rd and Panama ranks 51st 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.