El Salvador vs ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

El Salvador
29.27
in 2022
ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)
20.83
in 2022
El Salvador rank
76th
ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) rank
73rd

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

  • El Salvador
  • ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 29.27 against 20.83 in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN), a difference of 8.44.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)'s.

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

El Salvador ranks 76th and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) ranks 73rd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) Difference Ahead
2000s 25.46 8.01 17.45 El Salvador
2010s 27.29 13.95 13.34 El Salvador
2020s 28.98 19.78 9.2 El Salvador

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, El Salvador or ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
El Salvador, at 29.27 against 20.83 in ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between El Salvador and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
8.44, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
El Salvador ranks 76th and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) ranks 73rd 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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