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

Canada
27.98
in 2022
Malta
28.18
in 2022
Canada rank
84th
Malta rank
82nd

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

  • Canada
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 28.18 against 27.98 in Canada, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.

Canada ranks 84th and Malta ranks 82nd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 22.76 24.47 1.71 Malta
2000s 28.37 28.34 0.03 Canada
2010s 29.11 28.62 0.485 Canada
2020s 28.13 28.27 0.1433 Malta

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, Canada or Malta?
Malta, at 28.18 against 27.98 in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Canada and Malta?
0.2, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malta?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Canada and Malta rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Canada ranks 84th and Malta ranks 82nd 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