Barbados vs (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Barbados
42.02
in 2022
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
36.2
in 2022
Barbados rank
20th
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) rank
17th

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

  • Barbados
  • (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 42.02 against 36.2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs), a difference of 5.82.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ahead.

Barbados ranks 20th and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ranks 17th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) Difference Ahead
2000s 26.57 27.28 0.7091 (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
2010s 35.27 31.9 3.37 Barbados
2020s 41.13 35.61 5.52 Barbados

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, Barbados or (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
Barbados, at 42.02 against 36.2 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Barbados and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
5.82, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Barbados and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Barbados ranks 20th and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ranks 17th 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
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