How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Morocco?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Ireland vs Morocco: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Ireland

10.4%

in 2024

Morocco

10.4%

in 2024

Ireland rank

24th

Morocco rank

24th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

Ireland
Morocco

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 10.4% against 10.4% in Morocco, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Morocco ahead.

Ireland ranks 24th and Morocco ranks 24th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.2%	12.6%	4.4%	Morocco
2010s	9.9%	10.9%	1.0%	Morocco
2020s	10.4%	10.1%	0.3%	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Ireland or Morocco?: Ireland, at 10.4% against 10.4% in Morocco as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Ireland and Morocco?: 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Morocco?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Morocco rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?: Ireland ranks 24th and Morocco ranks 24th 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: 17 September 2026

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.