Ireland vs Other small states: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Ireland
10.4%
in 2024
Other small states
5.5%
in 2024
Ireland rank
24th
Other small states rank
22nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Ireland
- Other small states
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 10.4% against 5.5% in Other small states, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.9 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Other small states ahead.
Ireland ranks 24th and Other small states ranks 22nd of 163 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.2% | 1.0% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 5.5% | 4.4% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 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 Other small states?
- Ireland, at 10.4% against 5.5% in Other small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Ireland and Other small states?
- 4.9%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Other small states?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Other small states rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Ireland ranks 24th and Other small states ranks 22nd 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.