Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Afghanistan
19.6%
in 2024
Myanmar
20.0%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
134th
Myanmar rank
131st
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Afghanistan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 20.0% against 19.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 134th and Myanmar ranks 131st of 198 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 5.2% | 1.3% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 9.1% | 1.8% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 14.1% | 1.4% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 18.6% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
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 Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 20.0% 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 Myanmar?
- 0.4%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Afghanistan ranks 134th and Myanmar ranks 131st 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.