Samoa vs South-East Asia (WHO region): Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Samoa
46.3%
in 2024
South-East Asia (WHO region)
12.6%
in 2024
Samoa rank
7th
South-East Asia (WHO region) rank
10th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Samoa
- South-East Asia (WHO region)
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 46.3% against 12.6% in South-East Asia (WHO region), a difference of 33.7%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 3.7 times South-East Asia (WHO region)'s.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 7th and South-East Asia (WHO region) ranks 10th of 198 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South-East Asia (WHO region) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.1% | 0.9% | 16.2% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 1.7% | 23.0% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 4.2% | 28.8% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 8.1% | 32.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 11.6% | 33.5% | Samoa |
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, Samoa or South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- Samoa, at 46.3% against 12.6% in South-East Asia (WHO region) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Samoa and South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- 33.7%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and South-East Asia (WHO region) rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Samoa ranks 7th and South-East Asia (WHO region) ranks 10th 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.