Papua New Guinea vs Saint Lucia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Papua New Guinea
36.37
in 2022
Saint Lucia
36.95
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
43rd
Saint Lucia rank
40th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Saint Lucia
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How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 36.95 against 36.37 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.58.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd and Saint Lucia ranks 40th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1990s 20.58 16.78 3.8 Papua New Guinea
2000s 25.81 23.39 2.42 Papua New Guinea
2010s 31.44 30.62 0.817 Papua New Guinea
2020s 35.67 36.08 0.4033 Saint Lucia

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, Papua New Guinea or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 36.95 against 36.37 in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Papua New Guinea and Saint Lucia?
0.58, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Saint Lucia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Saint Lucia rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd and Saint Lucia ranks 40th 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
Last refreshed