Benin vs Kenya: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Benin
14.2%
in 2024
Kenya
14.1%
in 2024
Benin rank
160th
Kenya rank
161st
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Benin
- Kenya
How they compare
Benin currently reports 14.2% against 14.1% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 160th and Kenya ranks 161st of 198 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 0.6% | Benin |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 3.9% | 1.6% | Benin |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 5.7% | 3.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 8.7% | 3.0% | Benin |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.7% | 0.9% | 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, Benin or Kenya?
- Benin, at 14.2% against 14.1% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Benin and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Benin ranks 160th and Kenya ranks 161st 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.