Middle income vs Serbia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Middle income
5.1%
in 2024
Serbia
11.4%
in 2024
Middle income rank
23rd
Serbia rank
20th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Middle income
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 11.4% against 5.1% in Middle income, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Serbia's figure about 2.2 times Middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 23rd and Serbia ranks 20th of 45 groups.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 16.8% | 11.9% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 12.3% | 7.4% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 10.5% | 5.5% | Serbia |
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 Serbia?
- Serbia, at 11.4% 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 Serbia?
- 6.3%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Serbia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Middle income and Serbia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Middle income ranks 23rd and Serbia ranks 20th 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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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.