Middle income vs Morocco: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Middle income
5.1%
in 2024
Morocco
10.4%
in 2024
Middle income rank
23rd
Morocco rank
24th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

  • Middle income
  • Morocco
051015200020122024

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 10.4% against 5.1% in Middle income, a difference of 5.3%.

That makes Morocco's figure about 2.0 times Middle income's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 23rd and Morocco ranks 24th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Morocco Difference Ahead
2000s 4.8% 12.6% 7.8% Morocco
2010s 4.9% 10.9% 6.0% Morocco
2020s 5.0% 10.1% 5.1% Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Middle income or Morocco?
Morocco, at 10.4% against 5.1% in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Middle income and Morocco?
5.3%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Morocco?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Middle income and Morocco rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
Middle income ranks 23rd and Morocco ranks 24th of 45 groups.
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.