Afghanistan vs Japan: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Afghanistan
19.6%
in 2024
Japan
19.5%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
134th
Japan rank
135th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Afghanistan
- Japan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 19.6% against 19.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 134th and Japan ranks 135th of 198 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 14.0% | 11.7% | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 16.7% | 12.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 17.0% | 9.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 16.6% | 3.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 18.7% | 0.7% | Japan |
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 Japan?
- Afghanistan, at 19.6% against 19.5% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Afghanistan and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Japan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Japan rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Afghanistan ranks 134th and Japan ranks 135th 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.