Mozambique vs Namibia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Mozambique
14.8%
in 2024
Namibia
15.4%
in 2024
Mozambique rank
156th
Namibia rank
153rd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Mozambique
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 15.4% against 14.8% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 156th and Namibia ranks 153rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.6% | 3.6% | 2.0% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 5.4% | 1.7% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.5% | 0.4% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 11.9% | 0.7% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 14.6% | 0.7% | Namibia |
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, Mozambique or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 15.4% against 14.8% in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Mozambique and Namibia?
- 0.6%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Namibia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Namibia rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Mozambique ranks 156th and Namibia ranks 153rd 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.