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

Iraq
39.18
in 2022
Jordan
40.03
in 2022
Iraq rank
32nd
Jordan rank
30th

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

  • Iraq
  • Jordan
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 40.03 against 39.18 in Iraq, a difference of 0.85.

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

Iraq ranks 32nd and Jordan ranks 30th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Jordan Difference Ahead
1990s 19.99 17.86 2.13 Iraq
2000s 26.2 23.55 2.66 Iraq
2010s 32.92 31.86 1.06 Iraq
2020s 38.28 38.92 0.64 Jordan

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, Iraq or Jordan?
Jordan, at 40.03 against 39.18 in Iraq as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Iraq and Jordan?
0.85, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Jordan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Iraq and Jordan rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Iraq ranks 32nd and Jordan ranks 30th 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