Luxembourg vs Papua New Guinea: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Luxembourg
22.9%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
22.6%
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
119th
Papua New Guinea rank
120th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Luxembourg
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 22.9% against 22.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 120th of 198 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.0% | 8.9% | 3.1% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 10.8% | 4.7% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 14.0% | 4.8% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.0% | 2.8% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 21.6% | 0.9% | Luxembourg |
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, Luxembourg or Papua New Guinea?
- Luxembourg, at 22.9% against 22.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Luxembourg and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Papua New Guinea rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Luxembourg ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 120th 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.