Madagascar vs Uganda: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Madagascar
8.7%
in 2024
Uganda
7.6%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
186th
Uganda rank
188th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Madagascar
- Uganda
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 8.7% against 7.6% in Uganda, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uganda ahead.
Madagascar ranks 186th and Uganda ranks 188th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 4.1% | 1.2% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 5.0% | 1.6% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 6.1% | 1.6% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.8% | 0.6% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.4% | 0.7% | Madagascar |
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, Madagascar or Uganda?
- Madagascar, at 8.7% against 7.6% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Madagascar and Uganda?
- 1.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Uganda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Uganda rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Madagascar ranks 186th and Uganda ranks 188th 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.