Afghanistan vs ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2
Afghanistan
8.46
in 2022
ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies
4.45
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
109th
ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies rank
110th
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 over time
- Afghanistan
- ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 8.46 against 4.45 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies, a difference of 4.01.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.9 times ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 109th and ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies ranks 110th of 193 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.23 | 1.11 | 1.12 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.81 | 2.56 | 2.25 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 7.86 | 4.12 | 3.73 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2, Afghanistan or ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- Afghanistan, at 8.46 against 4.45 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between Afghanistan and ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- 4.01, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Afghanistan ranks 109th and ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies ranks 110th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.