Botswana vs Canada: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Botswana
10.7%
in 2024
Canada
10.6%
in 2024
Botswana rank
21st
Canada rank
22nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Botswana
- Canada
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 10.7% against 10.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 21st and Canada ranks 22nd of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.3% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 10.5% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.7% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Botswana or Canada?
- Botswana, at 10.7% against 10.6% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Botswana and Canada?
- 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Canada?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Canada rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Botswana ranks 21st and Canada ranks 22nd 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.