Kenya vs Zambia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Kenya
14.1%
in 2024
Zambia
14.3%
in 2024
Kenya rank
161st
Zambia rank
159th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 14.3% against 14.1% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 159th of 198 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.8% | 0.7% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 4.9% | 1.0% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 6.9% | 1.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 9.9% | 1.2% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 13.2% | 0.5% | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, 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 Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Kenya ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 159th 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.