Malaysia vs Serbia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Malaysia
32.7%
in 2024
Serbia
32.0%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
64th
Serbia rank
67th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Malaysia
- Serbia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 32.7% against 32.0% in Serbia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Serbia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 64th and Serbia ranks 67th of 198 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9% | 16.5% | 11.7% | Serbia |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 20.0% | 10.1% | Serbia |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 24.6% | 6.8% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 29.3% | 3.7% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 31.5% | 0.3% | Serbia |
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, Malaysia or Serbia?
- Malaysia, at 32.7% against 32.0% in Serbia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Malaysia and Serbia?
- 0.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Serbia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Serbia rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Malaysia ranks 64th and Serbia ranks 67th 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.