Argentina vs Ukraine: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Argentina
13.4%
in 2024
Ukraine
15.0%
in 2024
Argentina rank
9th
Ukraine rank
6th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Argentina
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 15.0% against 13.4% in Argentina, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 6th of 163 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 25.9% | 16.1% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 17.6% | 7.1% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 14.0% | 1.5% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Argentina or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 15.0% against 13.4% in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Argentina and Ukraine?
- 1.6%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ukraine?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Ukraine rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Argentina ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 6th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.