Americas (WHO regions) vs Samoa: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Americas (WHO regions)
37.56
in 2022
Samoa
49.68
in 2022
Americas (WHO regions) rank
10th
Samoa rank
9th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Americas (WHO regions)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 49.68 against 37.56 in Americas (WHO regions), a difference of 12.12.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Americas (WHO regions)'s.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Americas (WHO regions) ranks 10th 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 (WHO regions) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.67 | 37.63 | 8.96 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 33.7 | 44.74 | 11.04 | 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 (WHO regions) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 49.68 against 37.56 in Americas (WHO regions) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Americas (WHO regions) and Samoa?
- 12.12, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas (WHO regions) and Samoa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Americas (WHO regions) and Samoa rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Americas (WHO regions) ranks 10th 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.