Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Sierra Leone
12.21
in 2022
Uganda
12.01
in 2022
Sierra Leone rank
167th
Uganda rank
168th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 12.21 against 12.01 in Uganda, a difference of 0.2.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 167th and Uganda ranks 168th of 193 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.75 | 4.98 | 1.77 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 9.81 | 6.44 | 3.37 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 11.11 | 8.14 | 2.98 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 12.01 | 11.21 | 0.8033 | Sierra Leone |
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, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
- Sierra Leone, at 12.21 against 12.01 in Uganda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 0.2, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Sierra Leone ranks 167th and Uganda ranks 168th 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.