Brunei vs (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2

Brunei
22.11
in 2022
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
16.57
in 2022
Brunei rank
15th
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) rank
12th

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

  • Brunei
  • (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
5101520199020062022

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 22.11 against 16.57 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs), a difference of 5.54.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.3 times (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ahead.

Brunei ranks 15th and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ranks 12th of 193 countries.

Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) Difference Ahead
2000s 10.89 10.18 0.7122 Brunei
2010s 17.41 13.28 4.13 Brunei
2020s 21.45 16.13 5.32 Brunei

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, Brunei or (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
Brunei, at 22.11 against 16.57 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between Brunei and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
5.54, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Brunei and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
Brunei ranks 15th and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ranks 12th 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