ECLAC_All countries vs United States of America: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

ECLAC_All countries
36.17
in 2022
United States of America
41.95
in 2022
ECLAC_All countries rank
18th
United States of America rank
21st

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

  • ECLAC_All countries
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 41.95 against 36.17 in ECLAC_All countries, a difference of 5.78.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times ECLAC_All countries's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

ECLAC_All countries ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 21st of 156 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECLAC_All countries United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 24.04 40.88 16.84 United States of America
2010s 30.76 41.55 10.79 United States of America
2020s 35.43 41.9 6.47 United States of America

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, ECLAC_All countries or United States of America?
United States of America, at 41.95 against 36.17 in ECLAC_All countries as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between ECLAC_All countries and United States of America?
5.78, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECLAC_All countries and United States of America?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do ECLAC_All countries and United States of America rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
ECLAC_All countries ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 21st 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