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

Eritrea
6.5%
in 2024
Mali
5.9%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
191st
Mali rank
193rd

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

  • Eritrea
  • Mali
23456198020022024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 6.5% against 5.9% in Mali, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 191st and Mali ranks 193rd of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Mali Difference Ahead
1980s 2.1% 1.8% 0.3% Eritrea
1990s 2.5% 2.8% 0.4% Mali
2000s 3.2% 4.6% 1.4% Mali
2010s 4.3% 5.6% 1.3% Mali
2020s 5.9% 5.8% 0.1% 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 Mali?
Eritrea, at 6.5% against 5.9% in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Eritrea and Mali?
0.6%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mali?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Mali rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Eritrea ranks 191st and Mali ranks 193rd 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