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

Ghana
20.4%
in 2024
Myanmar
20.0%
in 2024
Ghana rank
128th
Myanmar rank
131st

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

  • Ghana
  • Myanmar
05101520198020022024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 20.4% against 20.0% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Ghana ranks 128th and Myanmar ranks 131st of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Myanmar Difference Ahead
1980s 2.3% 3.0% 0.7% Myanmar
1990s 4.6% 5.2% 0.7% Myanmar
2000s 9.1% 9.1% 0.0% Ghana
2010s 14.6% 14.1% 0.5% Ghana
2020s 19.2% 18.6% 0.5% Ghana

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, Ghana or Myanmar?
Ghana, at 20.4% against 20.0% in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Ghana and Myanmar?
0.4%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Myanmar?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Myanmar rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Ghana ranks 128th and Myanmar ranks 131st 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
Last refreshed