Kiribati vs Madagascar: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)

Kiribati
2.1%
in 2024
Madagascar
2.3%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
149th
Madagascar rank
147th

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

  • Kiribati
  • Madagascar
0123200020122024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

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

Kiribati ranks 149th and Madagascar ranks 147th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Madagascar Difference Ahead
2000s 2.1% 2.6% 0.5% Madagascar
2010s 1.9% 1.5% 0.5% Kiribati
2020s 2.0% 1.8% 0.3% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Kiribati or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Kiribati and Madagascar?
0.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Madagascar?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Madagascar rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
Kiribati ranks 149th and Madagascar ranks 147th 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
Last refreshed