Japan vs Nepal: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)

Japan
2.0%
in 2024
Nepal
1.8%
in 2024
Japan rank
152nd
Nepal rank
153rd

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

  • Japan
  • Nepal
0.511.52200020122024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.0% against 1.8% in Nepal, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 152nd and Nepal ranks 153rd of 162 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Nepal Difference Ahead
2000s 1.5% 0.9% 0.6% Japan
2010s 1.5% 1.5% 0.1% Japan
2020s 1.8% 1.8% 0.0% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Japan or Nepal?
Japan, at 2.0% against 1.8% in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Japan and Nepal?
0.2%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nepal?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Japan and Nepal rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
Japan ranks 152nd and Nepal ranks 153rd 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