Bangladesh vs Tanzania: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Bangladesh
8.27
in 2022
Tanzania
7.83
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
187th
Tanzania rank
189th

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Tanzania
2468199020062022

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 8.27 against 7.83 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.44.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 187th and Tanzania ranks 189th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 2.13 3.51 1.38 Tanzania
2000s 3.77 4.84 1.07 Tanzania
2010s 5.93 6.29 0.359 Tanzania
2020s 7.9 7.57 0.33 Bangladesh

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 Tanzania?
Bangladesh, at 8.27 against 7.83 in Tanzania as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Bangladesh and Tanzania?
0.44, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Tanzania?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Tanzania rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Bangladesh ranks 187th and Tanzania ranks 189th 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.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed