Malta vs Thailand: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2
Malta
12.06
in 2022
Thailand
12.26
in 2022
Malta rank
72nd
Thailand rank
71st
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 over time
- Malta
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 12.26 against 12.06 in Malta, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 72nd and Thailand ranks 71st of 193 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.22 | 2.99 | 5.23 | Malta |
| 2000s | 11.12 | 6.29 | 4.83 | Malta |
| 2010s | 12.19 | 9.41 | 2.78 | Malta |
| 2020s | 12.11 | 11.88 | 0.23 | Malta |
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, Malta or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 12.26 against 12.06 in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between Malta and Thailand?
- 0.2, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Thailand?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Thailand rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Malta ranks 72nd and Thailand ranks 71st 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.