Armenia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Armenia
31.3%
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
31.7%
in 2024
Armenia rank
74th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
71st

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

  • Armenia
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 31.7% against 31.3% in Armenia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Armenia ahead.

Armenia ranks 74th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 71st of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 25.9% 14.5% 11.4% Armenia
1990s 24.5% 17.5% 7.0% Armenia
2000s 23.7% 22.6% 1.1% Armenia
2010s 26.2% 27.4% 1.3% Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 30.2% 30.9% 0.7% Syrian Arab Republic

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, Armenia or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 31.7% against 31.3% in Armenia as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Armenia and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.4%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Syrian Arab Republic?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Armenia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Armenia ranks 74th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 71st 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed