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

El Salvador
29.27
in 2022
United Kingdom
30.44
in 2022
El Salvador rank
76th
United Kingdom rank
73rd

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

  • El Salvador
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 30.44 against 29.27 in El Salvador, a difference of 1.17.

Across all 33 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 76th and United Kingdom ranks 73rd of 193 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 20.3 24.08 3.77 United Kingdom
2000s 25.46 30.31 4.85 United Kingdom
2010s 27.29 30.6 3.31 United Kingdom
2020s 28.98 30.46 1.48 United Kingdom

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 United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 30.44 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 United Kingdom?
1.17, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United Kingdom?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and United Kingdom rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
El Salvador ranks 76th and United Kingdom 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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