(SDGRC) Central Africa vs Viet Nam: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2

(SDGRC) Central Africa
4
in 2022
Viet Nam
6.31
in 2022
(SDGRC) Central Africa rank
130th
Viet Nam rank
131st

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

  • (SDGRC) Central Africa
  • Viet Nam
0246199020062022

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 6.31 against 4 in (SDGRC) Central Africa, a difference of 2.31.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.6 times (SDGRC) Central Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was (SDGRC) Central Africa ahead.

(SDGRC) Central Africa ranks 130th and Viet Nam ranks 131st of 156 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, (SDGRC) Central Africa averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade (SDGRC) Central Africa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 1.51 0.927 0.5837 (SDGRC) Central Africa
2010s 2.54 3.5 0.9551 Viet Nam
2020s 3.73 5.88 2.15 Viet Nam

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, (SDGRC) Central Africa or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 6.31 against 4 in (SDGRC) Central Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between (SDGRC) Central Africa and Viet Nam?
2.31, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for (SDGRC) Central Africa and Viet Nam?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do (SDGRC) Central Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
(SDGRC) Central Africa ranks 130th and Viet Nam ranks 131st of 156 groups.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

(SDGRC) Central Africa vs Viet Nam: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-obesity-among-children-aged-5-19-years-bmi-2-standard-deviations-above-the/sdgrc-central-africa/viet-nam/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-obesity-among-children-aged-5-19-years-bmi-2-standard-deviations-above-the/sdgrc-central-africa/viet-nam/">(SDGRC) Central Africa vs Viet Nam: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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