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
2.557.51012.5199020062022

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.

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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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