Jordan vs Malta: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Jordan
9.9%
in 2024
Malta
9.5%
in 2024
Jordan rank
31st
Malta rank
34th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

  • Jordan
  • Malta
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 9.9% against 9.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.

Jordan ranks 31st and Malta ranks 34th of 163 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 4.9% 6.8% 1.9% Malta
2010s 5.9% 8.2% 2.3% Malta
2020s 8.3% 9.3% 1.0% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Jordan or Malta?
Jordan, at 9.9% against 9.5% in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Jordan and Malta?
0.4%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Malta?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Jordan and Malta rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
Jordan ranks 31st and Malta ranks 34th 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

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.