Niger vs Senegal: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Niger
11.0%
in 2024
Senegal
11.4%
in 2024
Niger rank
178th
Senegal rank
175th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Niger
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 11.4% against 11.0% in Niger, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Senegal ahead.
Niger ranks 178th and Senegal ranks 175th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 0.5% | Niger |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.5% | 0.1% | Senegal |
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, Niger or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 11.4% against 11.0% in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Niger and Senegal?
- 0.4%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Senegal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Senegal rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Niger ranks 178th and Senegal ranks 175th 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.