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
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.