Botswana vs Israel: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Botswana
20.6%
in 2024
Israel
20.6%
in 2024
Botswana rank
126th
Israel rank
125th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Botswana
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 20.6% against 20.6% in Botswana, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 126th and Israel ranks 125th of 198 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9% | 14.3% | 9.4% | Israel |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 17.1% | 9.8% | Israel |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 20.5% | 9.0% | Israel |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 21.6% | 5.4% | Israel |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 20.9% | 1.3% | 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, Botswana or Israel?
- Israel, at 20.6% against 20.6% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Botswana and Israel?
- 0.0%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Israel?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Israel rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Botswana ranks 126th 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.