Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Somalia
11.2%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
11.6%
in 2024
Somalia rank
176th
Zimbabwe rank
174th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 11.6% against 11.2% in Somalia, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 176th 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 | Somalia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 4.5% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 5.5% | 0.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 6.8% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.5% | 0.2% | 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, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 11.6% against 11.2% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.4%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Somalia ranks 176th 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.