Bangladesh vs Malawi: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Bangladesh
8.27
in 2022
Malawi
8.74
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
187th
Malawi rank
185th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Bangladesh
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 8.74 against 8.27 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.47.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 187th and Malawi ranks 185th of 193 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.13 | 3.42 | 1.29 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.77 | 4.79 | 1.02 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 5.93 | 6.61 | 0.684 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 7.9 | 8.4 | 0.5 | Malawi |
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, Bangladesh or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 8.74 against 8.27 in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 0.47, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Malawi rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Bangladesh ranks 187th and Malawi ranks 185th of 193 countries.
- 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.