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

Senegal
11.4%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
11.6%
in 2024
Senegal rank
175th
Zimbabwe rank
174th

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

  • Senegal
  • Zimbabwe
24681012198020022024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 11.6% against 11.4% in Senegal, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Senegal ranks 175th and Zimbabwe ranks 174th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 2.6% 4.5% 1.9% Zimbabwe
1990s 3.5% 5.5% 1.9% Zimbabwe
2000s 5.3% 6.8% 1.5% Zimbabwe
2010s 7.8% 8.5% 0.8% Zimbabwe
2020s 10.5% 10.8% 0.3% Zimbabwe

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, Senegal or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 11.6% against 11.4% in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Senegal and Zimbabwe?
0.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zimbabwe?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Zimbabwe rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Senegal ranks 175th and Zimbabwe ranks 174th 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
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