Lesotho vs Mozambique: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Lesotho
14.3%
in 2024
Mozambique
14.8%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
158th
Mozambique rank
156th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Lesotho
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 14.8% against 14.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mozambique ahead.
Lesotho ranks 158th and Mozambique ranks 156th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 5.6% | 0.8% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 7.0% | 0.3% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.2% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.9% | 0.3% | Mozambique |
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, Lesotho or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 14.8% against 14.3% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 0.5%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mozambique?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Mozambique rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Lesotho ranks 158th and Mozambique ranks 156th 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.