Algeria vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2

Algeria
15.26
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
15.39
in 2022
Algeria rank
53rd
Papua New Guinea rank
52nd

Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 over time

  • Algeria
  • Papua New Guinea
2.557.51012.515199020062022

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.39 against 15.26 in Algeria, a difference of 0.13.

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

Algeria ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 5.71 4.59 1.12 Algeria
2000s 8.55 7.47 1.08 Algeria
2010s 11.87 11.45 0.418 Algeria
2020s 14.77 14.82 0.0433 Papua New Guinea

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, Algeria or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 15.39 against 15.26 in Algeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
0.13, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Algeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
Algeria ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd 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.

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Indicator
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 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