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
2.557.51012.515198020022024

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.

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About this data

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
Last refreshed