Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2

Kenya
2.47
in 2022
Sierra Leone
2.51
in 2022
Kenya rank
179th
Sierra Leone rank
178th

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

  • Kenya
  • Sierra Leone
0.511.522.5199020062022

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.51 against 2.47 in Kenya, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Kenya ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 178th of 193 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.824 1.23 0.404 Sierra Leone
2000s 1.58 2.11 0.526 Sierra Leone
2010s 2.26 2.33 0.065 Sierra Leone
2020s 2.44 2.45 0.0133 Sierra Leone

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, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 2.51 against 2.47 in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
0.04, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
Kenya ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 178th 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
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