Luxembourg vs Yemen: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Luxembourg
22.9%
in 2024
Yemen
23.4%
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
119th
Yemen rank
116th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Luxembourg
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 23.4% against 22.9% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 119th and Yemen ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.0% | 11.8% | 0.2% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 12.7% | 2.8% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 15.4% | 3.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 19.0% | 1.9% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 0.0% | 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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 23.4% against 22.9% in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Luxembourg and Yemen?
- 0.5%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Yemen rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Luxembourg ranks 119th and Yemen ranks 116th 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.