Lesotho vs Philippines: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Lesotho
14.3%
in 2024
Philippines
15.1%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
158th
Philippines rank
155th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Lesotho
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 15.1% against 14.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 158th and Philippines ranks 155th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 2.3% | 2.4% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 3.8% | 2.9% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 6.1% | 3.2% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.6% | 1.8% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.7% | 0.2% | Philippines |
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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 15.1% 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 Philippines?
- 0.8%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Philippines?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Philippines rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Lesotho ranks 158th and Philippines ranks 155th 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.