Morocco vs Sierra Leone: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Morocco
16.9%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
16.3%
in 2024
Morocco rank
145th
Sierra Leone rank
147th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Morocco
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 16.9% against 16.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 145th and Sierra Leone ranks 147th of 198 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.2% | 6.1% | 5.1% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 9.1% | 3.4% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 13.0% | 2.1% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 15.1% | 1.5% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.1% | 0.8% | Morocco |
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, Morocco or Sierra Leone?
- Morocco, at 16.9% against 16.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Morocco and Sierra Leone?
- 0.6%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Sierra Leone rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Morocco ranks 145th and Sierra Leone ranks 147th 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.