Japan vs Ukraine: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2
Japan
4.36
in 2022
Ukraine
4.55
in 2022
Japan rank
159th
Ukraine rank
156th
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 over time
- Japan
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 4.55 against 4.36 in Japan, a difference of 0.19.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 159th and Ukraine ranks 156th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.61 | 1.67 | 1.94 | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.95 | 1.99 | 1.96 | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.64 | 3.59 | 0.046 | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.19 | 4.43 | 0.2333 | Ukraine |
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, Japan or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 4.55 against 4.36 in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between Japan and Ukraine?
- 0.19, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Ukraine rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Japan ranks 159th and Ukraine ranks 156th 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.