North America vs Tunisia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
North America
9.2%
in 2024
Tunisia
16.4%
in 2024
North America rank
2nd
Tunisia rank
4th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- North America
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 16.4% against 9.2% in North America, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.8 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 2nd and Tunisia ranks 4th of 45 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 0.8% | North America |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 13.9% | 5.9% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 16.2% | 7.4% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, North America or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 16.4% against 9.2% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between North America and Tunisia?
- 7.2%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Tunisia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do North America and Tunisia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- North America ranks 2nd and Tunisia ranks 4th 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.