Comoros vs Kenya: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Comoros
13.7%
in 2024
Kenya
14.1%
in 2024
Comoros rank
164th
Kenya rank
161st
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Comoros
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 14.1% against 13.7% in Comoros, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 164th and Kenya ranks 161st of 198 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 1.1% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 3.9% | 1.7% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.7% | 2.1% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 8.7% | 1.6% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.7% | 0.2% | Comoros |
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, Comoros or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 14.1% against 13.7% in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Comoros and Kenya?
- 0.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Kenya?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Kenya rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Comoros ranks 164th 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.