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

Morocco
16.9%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
16.2%
in 2024
Morocco rank
145th
Turkmenistan rank
148th

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

  • Morocco
  • Turkmenistan
051015198020022024

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 16.9% against 16.2% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Morocco ranks 145th and Turkmenistan ranks 148th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1980s 11.2% 14.6% 3.4% Turkmenistan
1990s 12.5% 13.0% 0.5% Turkmenistan
2000s 15.1% 12.3% 2.8% Morocco
2010s 16.6% 13.4% 3.2% Morocco
2020s 16.9% 15.5% 1.4% 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 Turkmenistan?
Morocco, at 16.9% against 16.2% in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Morocco and Turkmenistan?
0.7%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Turkmenistan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Morocco and Turkmenistan rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Morocco ranks 145th and Turkmenistan ranks 148th 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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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
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