Ethiopia vs Uganda: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Ethiopia
7.2%
in 2024
Uganda
7.6%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
189th
Uganda rank
188th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 7.6% against 7.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 189th and Uganda ranks 188th of 198 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 4.1% | 1.9% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 5.0% | 2.3% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 6.1% | 2.4% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 6.8% | 1.6% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 7.4% | 0.7% | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 7.6% 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 Uganda?
- 0.4%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Ethiopia ranks 189th and Uganda ranks 188th 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.