Syria vs World Bank (upper middle income): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Syria
35.84
in 2022
World Bank (upper middle income)
27.06
in 2022
Syria rank
47th
World Bank (upper middle income) rank
50th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Syria
- World Bank (upper middle income)
How they compare
Syria currently reports 35.84 against 27.06 in World Bank (upper middle income), a difference of 8.78.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.3 times World Bank (upper middle income)'s.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Syria ranks 47th and World Bank (upper middle income) ranks 50th of 193 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | World Bank (upper middle income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.21 | 15.35 | 8.86 | Syria |
| 2010s | 30.17 | 22.57 | 7.6 | Syria |
| 2020s | 35.04 | 26.45 | 8.59 | Syria |
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, Syria or World Bank (upper middle income)?
- Syria, at 35.84 against 27.06 in World Bank (upper middle income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Syria and World Bank (upper middle income)?
- 8.78, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and World Bank (upper middle income)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Syria and World Bank (upper middle income) rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Syria ranks 47th and World Bank (upper middle income) ranks 50th 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.