Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Ethiopia
5.63
in 2022
Tanzania
7.83
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
192nd
Tanzania rank
189th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Tanzania
2468199020062022

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 7.83 against 5.63 in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.2.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 192nd and Tanzania ranks 189th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 1.79 3.51 1.72 Tanzania
2000s 2.52 4.84 2.32 Tanzania
2010s 3.82 6.29 2.47 Tanzania
2020s 5.32 7.57 2.26 Tanzania

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, Ethiopia or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 7.83 against 5.63 in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Ethiopia and Tanzania?
2.2, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Ethiopia ranks 192nd and Tanzania ranks 189th 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
Last refreshed