Kenya vs Lesotho: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Kenya
14.1%
in 2024
Lesotho
14.3%
in 2024
Kenya rank
161st
Lesotho rank
158th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Kenya
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 14.3% against 14.1% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 161st and Lesotho ranks 158th of 198 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 4.7% | 1.7% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 6.7% | 2.8% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 9.3% | 3.6% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 11.4% | 2.7% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 13.6% | 0.9% | Lesotho |
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, Kenya or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 14.3% against 14.1% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Kenya and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Kenya ranks 161st and Lesotho ranks 158th 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.