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

Bangladesh
6.8%
in 2024
Ethiopia
7.2%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
190th
Ethiopia rank
189th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Ethiopia
02468198020022024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 7.2% against 6.8% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 190th and Ethiopia ranks 189th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8% 2.2% 1.4% Ethiopia
1990s 1.3% 2.7% 1.3% Ethiopia
2000s 2.4% 3.7% 1.3% Ethiopia
2010s 4.1% 5.2% 1.1% Ethiopia
2020s 6.1% 6.7% 0.6% Ethiopia

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, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 7.2% against 6.8% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
0.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Bangladesh ranks 190th and Ethiopia ranks 189th 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
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