Europe (WHO region) vs Samoa: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Europe (WHO region)
25.9%
in 2024
Samoa
46.3%
in 2024
Europe (WHO region) rank
5th
Samoa rank
7th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Europe (WHO region)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 46.3% against 25.9% in Europe (WHO region), a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.8 times Europe (WHO region)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Europe (WHO region) ahead.
Europe (WHO region) ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 7th of 11 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Europe (WHO region) averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe (WHO region) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.7% | 17.1% | 0.6% | Europe (WHO region) |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 24.8% | 5.1% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 33.1% | 10.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 40.2% | 14.9% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 45.0% | 19.2% | Samoa |
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, Europe (WHO region) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 46.3% against 25.9% in Europe (WHO region) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Europe (WHO region) and Samoa?
- 20.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe (WHO region) and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Europe (WHO region) and Samoa rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Europe (WHO region) ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 7th of 11 groups.
- 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.