Algeria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)

Algeria
13.3%
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina
13.0%
in 2024
Algeria rank
13th
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
14th

Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time

  • Algeria
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
05101520200020122024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 13.3% against 13.0% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Algeria ranks 13th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th of 162 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Bosnia and Herzegovina Difference Ahead
2000s 14.8% 20.9% 6.0% Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 12.8% 16.1% 3.4% Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 12.2% 12.4% 0.3% Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Algeria or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Algeria, at 13.3% against 13.0% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Algeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
0.3%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
Algeria ranks 13th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
177 places, 4,555 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed