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

Iceland
24.5%
in 2024
Ukraine
25.4%
in 2024
Iceland rank
109th
Ukraine rank
107th

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

  • Iceland
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 25.4% against 24.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ukraine ahead.

Iceland ranks 109th and Ukraine ranks 107th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Ukraine Difference Ahead
1980s 14.3% 17.7% 3.3% Ukraine
1990s 18.7% 18.6% 0.1% Iceland
2000s 22.1% 20.7% 1.4% Iceland
2010s 23.6% 23.8% 0.2% Ukraine
2020s 24.3% 25.1% 0.7% Ukraine

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, Iceland or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 25.4% against 24.5% in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Iceland and Ukraine?
0.9%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ukraine?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Ukraine rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Iceland ranks 109th and Ukraine ranks 107th 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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About this data

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
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