ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) vs Tonga: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)
42.08
in 2022
Tonga
56.55
in 2022
ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) rank
3rd
Tonga rank
5th

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

  • ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)
  • Tonga
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 56.55 against 42.08 in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs), a difference of 14.47.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)'s.

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

ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) ranks 3rd and Tonga ranks 5th of 156 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 25.41 45.09 19.68 Tonga
2010s 34.73 52.02 17.29 Tonga
2020s 40.99 55.91 14.91 Tonga

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, ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) or Tonga?
Tonga, at 56.55 against 42.08 in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) and Tonga?
14.47, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) and Tonga?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) and Tonga rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) ranks 3rd and Tonga ranks 5th 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