Korea vs Mexico: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Korea
37.7%
in 2024
Mexico
37.4%
in 2024
Korea rank
33rd
Mexico rank
36th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Korea
- Mexico
How they compare
Korea currently reports 37.7% against 37.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mexico ahead.
Korea ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 36th of 198 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 11.6% | 2.4% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 20.5% | 3.6% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 29.3% | 3.3% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 34.2% | 2.4% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 36.8% | 0.5% | Mexico |
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, Korea or Mexico?
- Korea, at 37.7% against 37.4% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Korea and Mexico?
- 0.3%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Mexico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Mexico rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Korea ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 36th 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.