Niger vs Sudan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Niger
2.4%
in 2024
Sudan
2.4%
in 2024
Niger rank
142nd
Sudan rank
142nd

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

  • Niger
  • Sudan
0.511.522.53200020122024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Niger ranks 142nd and Sudan ranks 142nd of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7% 2.9% 2.2% Sudan
2010s 0.6% 2.2% 1.5% Sudan
2020s 1.6% 2.1% 0.5% Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Niger or Sudan?
Niger, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Niger and Sudan?
0.0%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sudan?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Niger and Sudan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
Niger ranks 142nd and Sudan ranks 142nd 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.