El Salvador vs Iran: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

El Salvador
29.27
in 2022
Iran
30.41
in 2022
El Salvador rank
76th
Iran rank
74th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 30.41 against 29.27 in El Salvador, a difference of 1.14.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 76th and Iran ranks 74th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Iran Difference Ahead
1990s 20.3 11.77 8.54 El Salvador
2000s 25.46 18.27 7.19 El Salvador
2010s 27.29 24.05 3.24 El Salvador
2020s 28.98 29.46 0.4767 Iran

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 Iran?
Iran, at 30.41 against 29.27 in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between El Salvador and Iran?
1.14, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Iran rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
El Salvador ranks 76th and Iran ranks 74th 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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