Malta vs Oman: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Malta
34.6%
in 2024
Oman
34.5%
in 2024
Malta rank
50th
Oman rank
51st
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Malta
- Oman
How they compare
Malta currently reports 34.6% against 34.5% in Oman, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 50th and Oman ranks 51st of 198 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 13.3% | 9.3% | Malta |
| 1990s | 28.1% | 15.8% | 12.2% | Malta |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 21.0% | 12.4% | Malta |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 27.5% | 7.3% | Malta |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 33.1% | 1.6% | Malta |
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, Malta or Oman?
- Malta, at 34.6% against 34.5% in Oman as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Malta and Oman?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Oman?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Oman rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Malta ranks 50th and Oman ranks 51st 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.