Eritrea vs Malawi: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Eritrea
6.5%
in 2024
Malawi
5.8%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
191st
Malawi rank
194th

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Eritrea
  • Malawi
23456198020022024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 6.5% against 5.8% in Malawi, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Eritrea ranks 191st and Malawi ranks 194th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 2.1% 2.7% 0.6% Malawi
1990s 2.5% 3.3% 0.8% Malawi
2000s 3.2% 4.2% 1.0% Malawi
2010s 4.3% 4.9% 0.6% Malawi
2020s 5.9% 5.5% 0.4% Eritrea

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 Malawi?
Eritrea, at 6.5% against 5.8% in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Eritrea and Malawi?
0.7%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Malawi rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Eritrea ranks 191st and Malawi ranks 194th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed