Europe & Central Asia vs Mongolia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 11.5% against 7.0% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.6 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th and Mongolia ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 0.2% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 9.8% | 2.3% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 11.0% | 4.2% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Europe & Central Asia or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 11.5% against 7.0% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Europe & Central Asia and Mongolia?
- 4.5%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Mongolia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Mongolia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th and Mongolia ranks 18th of 45 groups.
- 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.