Lesotho vs Zambia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Lesotho
13.17
in 2022
Zambia
13.67
in 2022
Lesotho rank
161st
Zambia rank
158th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Lesotho
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 13.67 against 13.17 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 158th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.19 | 4.26 | 2.93 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 9.85 | 6.37 | 3.48 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 11.54 | 9.71 | 1.83 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 12.9 | 13.04 | 0.1433 | Zambia |
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, Lesotho or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 13.67 against 13.17 in Lesotho as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Lesotho and Zambia?
- 0.5, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Lesotho ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 158th 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.