Denmark vs Japan: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Denmark
18.6%
in 2024
Japan
19.5%
in 2024
Denmark rank
138th
Japan rank
135th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Denmark
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 19.5% against 18.6% in Denmark, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Denmark ranks 138th and Japan ranks 135th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 14.0% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 16.7% | 2.6% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 17.0% | 5.9% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 16.6% | 4.9% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.7% | 0.6% | Denmark |
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, Denmark or Japan?
- Japan, at 19.5% against 18.6% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Denmark and Japan?
- 0.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Denmark ranks 138th and Japan ranks 135th 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.