El Salvador vs Nauru: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

El Salvador
7.9%
in 2024
Nauru
7.6%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
54th
Nauru rank
57th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nauru
2468200020122024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 7.9% against 7.6% in Nauru, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 54th and Nauru ranks 57th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nauru Difference Ahead
2000s 4.8% 3.0% 1.7% El Salvador
2010s 6.4% 4.5% 1.9% El Salvador
2020s 7.6% 6.8% 0.8% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, El Salvador or Nauru?
El Salvador, at 7.9% against 7.6% in Nauru as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between El Salvador and Nauru?
0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nauru?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Nauru rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
El Salvador ranks 54th and Nauru ranks 57th 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.