Afghanistan vs Haiti: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Afghanistan
19.6%
in 2024
Haiti
19.9%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
134th
Haiti rank
132nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Afghanistan
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 19.9% against 19.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 134th and Haiti ranks 132nd of 198 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 7.5% | 5.3% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 10.5% | 6.6% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 14.0% | 6.7% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 17.2% | 4.5% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 19.3% | 1.3% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Afghanistan or Haiti?
- Haiti, at 19.9% against 19.6% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Afghanistan and Haiti?
- 0.3%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Haiti?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Haiti rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Afghanistan ranks 134th and Haiti ranks 132nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.