Europa Occidental vs Korea: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Europa Occidental
25.05
in 2022
Korea
33.92
in 2022
Europa Occidental rank
53rd
Korea rank
54th

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

  • Europa Occidental
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 33.92 against 25.05 in Europa Occidental, a difference of 8.87.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Europa Occidental's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europa Occidental ahead.

Europa Occidental ranks 53rd and Korea ranks 54th of 156 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Europa Occidental averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europa Occidental Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 25.15 24.06 1.09 Europa Occidental
2010s 25.7 28.95 3.24 Korea
2020s 25.15 33.1 7.94 Korea

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, Europa Occidental or Korea?
Korea, at 33.92 against 25.05 in Europa Occidental as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Europa Occidental and Korea?
8.87, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europa Occidental and Korea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Europa Occidental and Korea rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Europa Occidental ranks 53rd and Korea ranks 54th 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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About this data

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