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

Mozambique
14.8%
in 2024
Zambia
14.3%
in 2024
Mozambique rank
156th
Zambia rank
159th

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

  • Mozambique
  • Zambia
2.557.51012.515198020022024

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 14.8% against 14.3% in Zambia, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 156th and Zambia ranks 159th of 198 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 5.6% 3.8% 1.8% Mozambique
1990s 7.0% 4.9% 2.1% Mozambique
2000s 8.9% 6.9% 2.0% Mozambique
2010s 11.2% 9.9% 1.3% Mozambique
2020s 13.9% 13.2% 0.7% Mozambique

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 Zambia?
Mozambique, at 14.8% against 14.3% in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Mozambique and Zambia?
0.5%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Mozambique ranks 156th and Zambia ranks 159th 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
Last refreshed