ECE_European Union (E25) vs Korea: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

ECE_European Union (E25)
24.17
in 2022
Korea
33.92
in 2022
ECE_European Union (E25) rank
56th
Korea rank
54th

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

  • ECE_European Union (E25)
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 33.92 against 24.17 in ECE_European Union (E25), a difference of 9.75.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times ECE_European Union (E25)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was ECE_European Union (E25) ahead.

ECE_European Union (E25) ranks 56th and Korea ranks 54th of 156 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade ECE_European Union (E25) Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 23.64 24.06 0.4257 Korea
2010s 24.71 28.95 4.24 Korea
2020s 24.26 33.1 8.84 Korea

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, ECE_European Union (E25) or Korea?
Korea, at 33.92 against 24.17 in ECE_European Union (E25) as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between ECE_European Union (E25) and Korea?
9.75, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECE_European Union (E25) and Korea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do ECE_European Union (E25) and Korea rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
ECE_European Union (E25) ranks 56th and Korea ranks 54th 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