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

Japan
16.25
in 2022
Myanmar
16.61
in 2022
Japan rank
145th
Myanmar rank
143rd

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

  • Japan
  • Myanmar
51015199020062022

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 16.61 against 16.25 in Japan, a difference of 0.36.

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

Japan ranks 145th and Myanmar ranks 143rd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Myanmar Difference Ahead
1990s 14.75 4.53 10.22 Japan
2000s 15.18 7.75 7.43 Japan
2010s 14.68 12.13 2.56 Japan
2020s 15.92 15.9 0.02 Japan

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, Japan or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 16.61 against 16.25 in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Japan and Myanmar?
0.36, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Japan ranks 145th and Myanmar ranks 143rd 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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