Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Kenya
10.03
in 2022
Zimbabwe
10.46
in 2022
Kenya rank
179th
Zimbabwe rank
176th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 10.46 against 10.03 in Kenya, a difference of 0.43.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Kenya ranks 179th and Zimbabwe ranks 176th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.08 | 5.88 | 0.808 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 7.49 | 7.6 | 0.11 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 9.48 | 8.92 | 0.563 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 9.99 | 10.21 | 0.2233 | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 10.46 against 10.03 in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 0.43, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Kenya ranks 179th and Zimbabwe ranks 176th 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.