Belgium vs Israel: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Belgium
20.5%
in 2024
Israel
20.6%
in 2024
Belgium rank
127th
Israel rank
125th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Belgium
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 20.6% against 20.5% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Israel ahead.
Belgium ranks 127th and Israel ranks 125th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.8% | 14.3% | 0.5% | Israel |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 17.1% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 20.5% | 0.6% | Israel |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 21.6% | 1.3% | Israel |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 20.9% | 0.4% | Israel |
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, Belgium or Israel?
- Israel, at 20.6% against 20.5% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Belgium and Israel?
- 0.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Israel?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Israel rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Belgium ranks 127th and Israel ranks 125th 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.