Algeria vs Viet Nam: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Algeria
29.1%
in 2024
Viet Nam
28.1%
in 2024
Algeria rank
96th
Viet Nam rank
99th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Algeria
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 29.1% against 28.1% in Viet Nam, a difference of 1.0%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 96th and Viet Nam ranks 99th of 198 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 0.9% | 13.4% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 1.9% | 14.9% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 6.1% | 15.2% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 16.0% | 9.5% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 25.4% | 3.0% | Algeria |
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, Algeria or Viet Nam?
- Algeria, at 29.1% against 28.1% in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Algeria and Viet Nam?
- 1.0%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Viet Nam?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Viet Nam rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Algeria ranks 96th and Viet Nam ranks 99th 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.