Mus vs Papua New Guinea: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)

Mus
4.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
18.5%
in 2024
Mus rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd

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

  • Mus
  • Papua New Guinea
5101520200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.5% against 4.8% in Mus, a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.9 times Mus's.

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

Mus ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 2 regions.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mus averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mus Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 7.1% 6.6% 0.6% Mus
2010s 4.5% 13.9% 9.3% Papua New Guinea
2020s 4.2% 18.4% 14.2% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Mus or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 18.5% against 4.8% in Mus as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Mus and Papua New Guinea?
13.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mus and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mus and Papua New Guinea rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
Mus ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 2 regions.
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