Malawi vs Nepal: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Malawi
5.8%
in 2024
Nepal
5.4%
in 2024
Malawi rank
194th
Nepal rank
195th

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

  • Malawi
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 5.8% against 5.4% in Nepal, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

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

Malawi ranks 194th and Nepal ranks 195th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nepal Difference Ahead
1980s 2.7% 1.4% 1.3% Malawi
1990s 3.3% 2.2% 1.1% Malawi
2000s 4.2% 3.3% 0.9% Malawi
2010s 4.9% 4.2% 0.7% Malawi
2020s 5.5% 5.1% 0.5% Malawi

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, Malawi or Nepal?
Malawi, at 5.8% against 5.4% in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Malawi and Nepal?
0.4%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nepal?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Nepal rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Malawi ranks 194th and Nepal ranks 195th 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.

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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