Bangladesh vs Ghana: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Bangladesh
1.5%
in 2024
Ghana
1.7%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
157th
Ghana rank
154th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Bangladesh
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.7% against 1.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 157th and Ghana ranks 154th of 163 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Bangladesh or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 1.7% against 1.5% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Bangladesh and Ghana?
- 0.2%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ghana?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Ghana rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 157th and Ghana ranks 154th 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.