Bulgaria vs Korea: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)

Bulgaria
5.5%
in 2024
Korea
5.5%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
81st
Korea rank
81st

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Korea
02.557.510200020122024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 5.5% against 5.5% in Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Bulgaria ranks 81st and Korea ranks 81st of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 9.7% 7.3% 2.3% Bulgaria
2010s 5.5% 6.3% 0.8% Korea
2020s 4.8% 5.6% 0.8% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Bulgaria or Korea?
Bulgaria, at 5.5% against 5.5% in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Bulgaria and Korea?
0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Korea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Korea rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
Bulgaria ranks 81st and Korea ranks 81st 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