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
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.