Ireland vs Syria: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Ireland
10.4%
in 2024
Syria
10.3%
in 2024
Ireland rank
24th
Syria rank
27th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Ireland
- Syria
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 10.4% against 10.3% in Syria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.
Ireland ranks 24th and Syria ranks 27th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 18.1% | 9.9% | Syria |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 13.5% | 3.6% | Syria |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.0% | 0.4% | 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 Syria?
- Ireland, at 10.4% against 10.3% in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Ireland and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Syria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Ireland ranks 24th and Syria ranks 27th 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.