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

Ethiopia
7.2%
in 2024
Madagascar
8.7%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
189th
Madagascar rank
186th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Madagascar
2468198020022024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 8.7% against 7.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 189th and Madagascar ranks 186th of 198 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s 2.2% 2.8% 0.6% Madagascar
1990s 2.7% 3.4% 0.8% Madagascar
2000s 3.7% 4.6% 0.9% Madagascar
2010s 5.2% 6.2% 1.0% Madagascar
2020s 6.7% 8.1% 1.3% Madagascar

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, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 8.7% against 7.2% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
1.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Ethiopia ranks 189th and Madagascar ranks 186th 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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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
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