Belize vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Belize
5.3%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.1%
in 2024
Belize rank
78th
Sierra Leone rank
81st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Belize
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Belize currently reports 5.3% against 5.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 163 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 3.5% | 6.7% | Belize |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 2.4% | 5.0% | Belize |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.9% | 1.7% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Belize or Sierra Leone?
- Belize, at 5.3% against 5.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Belize and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Belize ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 81st 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.