Kenya vs Rwanda: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Kenya
10.03
in 2022
Rwanda
9.63
in 2022
Kenya rank
179th
Rwanda rank
181st
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Kenya
- Rwanda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 10.03 against 9.63 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.4.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 179th and Rwanda ranks 181st of 193 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.08 | 4.06 | 1.02 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 7.49 | 5.63 | 1.85 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 9.48 | 7.58 | 1.89 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 9.99 | 9.32 | 0.6733 | Kenya |
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, Kenya or Rwanda?
- Kenya, at 10.03 against 9.63 in Rwanda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Kenya and Rwanda?
- 0.4, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Kenya ranks 179th and Rwanda ranks 181st 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.