Armenia vs Europe & Central Asia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Armenia
12.0%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia
7.0%
in 2024
Armenia rank
16th
Europe & Central Asia rank
16th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Armenia
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 12.0% against 7.0% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Armenia's figure about 1.7 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Armenia has been ahead every year.
Armenia ranks 16th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th of 163 countries.
Armenia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 8.8% | 4.5% | Armenia |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 7.5% | 5.4% | Armenia |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 6.7% | 4.9% | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Armenia or Europe & Central Asia?
- Armenia, at 12.0% against 7.0% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Armenia and Europe & Central Asia?
- 5.0%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Europe & Central Asia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Armenia and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Armenia ranks 16th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th 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.