Bosnia and Herzegovina vs El Salvador: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2

Bosnia and Herzegovina
12.05
in 2022
El Salvador
11.63
in 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
74th
El Salvador rank
77th

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

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • El Salvador
4681012199020062022

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 12.05 against 11.63 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.42.

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 74th and El Salvador ranks 77th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 4.38 5.68 1.29 El Salvador
2000s 6.17 8.24 2.06 El Salvador
2010s 9.16 9.8 0.637 El Salvador
2020s 11.66 11.36 0.2933 Bosnia and Herzegovina

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina or El Salvador?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 12.05 against 11.63 in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador?
0.42, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 74th and El Salvador ranks 77th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs El Salvador: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-obesity-among-children-aged-5-19-years-bmi-2-standard-deviations-above-the/bosnia-and-herzegovina/el-salvador/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-obesity-among-children-aged-5-19-years-bmi-2-standard-deviations-above-the/bosnia-and-herzegovina/el-salvador/">Bosnia and Herzegovina vs El Salvador: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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