Namibia vs Philippines: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Namibia
15.4%
in 2024
Philippines
15.1%
in 2024
Namibia rank
153rd
Philippines rank
155th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Namibia
- Philippines
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 15.4% against 15.1% in Philippines, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 153rd and Philippines ranks 155th of 198 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.3% | 1.2% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 3.8% | 1.6% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.1% | 2.3% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 9.6% | 2.2% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.7% | 0.8% | 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, Namibia or Philippines?
- Namibia, at 15.4% against 15.1% in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Namibia and Philippines?
- 0.3%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Philippines?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Philippines rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Namibia ranks 153rd and Philippines ranks 155th 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.