Lower-middle income (World Bank) vs Samoa: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Lower-middle income (World Bank)
14.5%
in 2024
Samoa
46.3%
in 2024
Lower-middle income (World Bank) rank
8th
Samoa rank
7th

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Lower-middle income (World Bank)
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 46.3% against 14.5% in Lower-middle income (World Bank), a difference of 31.8%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 3.2 times Lower-middle income (World Bank)'s.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Lower-middle income (World Bank) ranks 8th and Samoa ranks 7th of 11 groups.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower-middle income (World Bank) Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 2.7% 17.1% 14.4% Samoa
1990s 3.8% 24.8% 21.0% Samoa
2000s 6.2% 33.1% 26.8% Samoa
2010s 10.0% 40.2% 30.2% Samoa
2020s 13.5% 45.0% 31.5% Samoa

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, Lower-middle income (World Bank) or Samoa?
Samoa, at 46.3% against 14.5% in Lower-middle income (World Bank) as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Lower-middle income (World Bank) and Samoa?
31.8%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower-middle income (World Bank) and Samoa?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Lower-middle income (World Bank) and Samoa rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Lower-middle income (World Bank) ranks 8th and Samoa ranks 7th of 11 groups.
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.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed