Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Eritrea
6.5%
in 2024
Ethiopia
7.2%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
191st
Ethiopia rank
189th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 7.2% against 6.5% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 191st and Ethiopia ranks 189th of 198 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.7% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 5.2% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 6.7% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
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, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 7.2% against 6.5% in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 0.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Eritrea ranks 191st and Ethiopia ranks 189th 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.