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

Papua New Guinea
36.37
in 2022
Suriname
35.92
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
43rd
Suriname rank
45th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 36.37 against 35.92 in Suriname, a difference of 0.45.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 45th of 193 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 20.58 15.96 4.61 Papua New Guinea
2000s 25.81 22.4 3.41 Papua New Guinea
2010s 31.44 29.78 1.65 Papua New Guinea
2020s 35.67 35.07 0.6033 Papua New Guinea

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 Suriname?
Papua New Guinea, at 36.37 against 35.92 in Suriname as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
0.45, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 45th 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