Ghana vs South Africa: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Ghana
20.4%
in 2024
South Africa
20.3%
in 2024
Ghana rank
128th
South Africa rank
130th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Ghana
- South Africa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 20.4% against 20.3% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Africa ahead.
Ghana ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 130th of 198 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.5% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 5.4% | 0.9% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 13.5% | 4.4% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 19.6% | 5.0% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 20.2% | 1.0% | South Africa |
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 South Africa?
- Ghana, at 20.4% against 20.3% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Ghana and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Ghana ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 130th 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.