Americas (UNSDG) vs Samoa: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Americas (UNSDG)
37.56
in 2022
Samoa
49.68
in 2022
Americas (UNSDG) rank
9th
Samoa rank
9th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Americas (UNSDG)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 49.68 against 37.56 in Americas (UNSDG), a difference of 12.12.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Americas (UNSDG)'s.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Americas (UNSDG) ranks 9th and Samoa ranks 9th of 156 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas (UNSDG) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.65 | 37.63 | 8.98 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 33.69 | 44.74 | 11.05 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 37.05 | 48.92 | 11.87 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Americas (UNSDG) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 49.68 against 37.56 in Americas (UNSDG) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Americas (UNSDG) and Samoa?
- 12.12, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas (UNSDG) and Samoa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Americas (UNSDG) and Samoa rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Americas (UNSDG) ranks 9th and Samoa ranks 9th of 156 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.