Namibia vs Zambia: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Namibia
5.7%
in 2024
Zambia
5.8%
in 2024
Namibia rank
153rd
Zambia rank
152nd
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.8% against 5.7% in Namibia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 153rd and Zambia ranks 152nd of 198 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 0.8% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 0.2% | Namibia |
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, Namibia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.8% against 5.7% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Namibia ranks 153rd and Zambia ranks 152nd 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.