Bulgaria vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Bulgaria
5.1%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.1%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
81st
Sierra Leone rank
81st

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sierra Leone
246810200020122024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 5.1% against 5.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 163 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 9.0% 3.5% 5.5% Bulgaria
2010s 5.1% 2.4% 2.7% Bulgaria
2020s 4.4% 3.9% 0.5% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Bulgaria or Sierra Leone?
Bulgaria, at 5.1% against 5.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Bulgaria and Sierra Leone?
0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sierra Leone?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
Bulgaria ranks 81st 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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.