Angola vs Benin: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Angola
14.0%
in 2024
Benin
14.2%
in 2024
Angola rank
163rd
Benin rank
160th

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Angola
  • Benin
2.557.51012.515198020022024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 14.2% against 14.0% in Angola, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 163rd and Benin ranks 160th of 198 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Benin Difference Ahead
1980s 3.3% 3.7% 0.3% Benin
1990s 4.9% 5.5% 0.6% Benin
2000s 7.6% 8.8% 1.1% Benin
2010s 10.6% 11.7% 1.1% Benin
2020s 13.2% 13.7% 0.5% Benin

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, Angola or Benin?
Benin, at 14.2% against 14.0% in Angola as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Angola and Benin?
0.2%, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Benin?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Angola and Benin rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Angola ranks 163rd and Benin ranks 160th 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.

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Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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