Bulgaria vs (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Bulgaria
29.17
in 2022
(SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)
20.11
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
78th
(SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) rank
77th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 29.17 against 20.11 in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), a difference of 9.06.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.5 times (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 78th and (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) ranks 77th of 193 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) Difference Ahead
2000s 20.8 13.91 6.89 Bulgaria
2010s 26.26 19.73 6.53 Bulgaria
2020s 28.82 20.04 8.78 Bulgaria

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, Bulgaria or (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)?
Bulgaria, at 29.17 against 20.11 in (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Bulgaria and (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)?
9.06, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Bulgaria ranks 78th and (SDGRC) ECA_Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) ranks 77th 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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