Eastern Africa (UNSDG) vs Equatorial Guinea: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
8.85
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea
14.75
in 2022
Eastern Africa (UNSDG) rank
155th
Equatorial Guinea rank
152nd

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

  • Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
  • Equatorial Guinea
2.557.51012.515199020062022

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 14.75 against 8.85 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG), a difference of 5.9.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Eastern Africa (UNSDG)'s.

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

Eastern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 155th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd of 156 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa (UNSDG) Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 5.21 7.52 2.31 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 6.88 11.13 4.25 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 8.52 14.2 5.67 Equatorial Guinea

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, Eastern Africa (UNSDG) or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 14.75 against 8.85 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG) as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Eastern Africa (UNSDG) and Equatorial Guinea?
5.9, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa (UNSDG) and Equatorial Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Eastern Africa (UNSDG) and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Eastern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 155th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd of 156 groups.
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