Bangladesh vs Mali: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)

Bangladesh
1.6%
in 2024
Mali
1.3%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
156th
Mali rank
159th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Mali
0.511.522.5200020122024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.6% against 1.3% in Mali, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 156th and Mali ranks 159th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Mali Difference Ahead
2000s 1.0% 2.2% 1.1% Mali
2010s 1.8% 1.2% 0.6% Bangladesh
2020s 1.8% 1.1% 0.6% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Bangladesh or Mali?
Bangladesh, at 1.6% against 1.3% in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Bangladesh and Mali?
0.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mali?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Mali rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
Bangladesh ranks 156th and Mali ranks 159th 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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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
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