Gabon vs Zambia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Gabon
5.7%
in 2024
Zambia
5.9%
in 2024
Gabon rank
75th
Zambia rank
73rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Gabon
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.9% against 5.7% in Gabon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Gabon ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 7.8% | 1.5% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Gabon or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.9% against 5.7% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Gabon and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Zambia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Gabon ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 73rd 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.