Samoa vs (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2
Samoa
23.54
in 2022
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
16.57
in 2022
Samoa rank
12th
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) rank
12th
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 over time
- Samoa
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 23.54 against 16.57 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs), a difference of 6.97.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)'s.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 12th and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.28 | 10.18 | 2.1 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 18.2 | 13.28 | 4.91 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 22.75 | 16.13 | 6.62 | Samoa |
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, Samoa or (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- Samoa, at 23.54 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 Samoa and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- 6.97, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Samoa ranks 12th 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.