Haiti vs Japan: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Haiti
19.9%
in 2024
Japan
19.5%
in 2024
Haiti rank
132nd
Japan rank
135th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Haiti
- Japan
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 19.9% against 19.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Haiti ranks 132nd and Japan ranks 135th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 14.0% | 6.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 16.7% | 6.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 17.0% | 3.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.6% | 0.5% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.7% | 0.6% | Haiti |
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, Haiti or Japan?
- Haiti, at 19.9% against 19.5% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Haiti and Japan?
- 0.4%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Japan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Japan rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Haiti ranks 132nd and Japan ranks 135th 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.