Samoa vs United States: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Samoa
8.8%
in 2024
United States
9.0%
in 2024
Samoa rank
42nd
United States rank
40th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Samoa
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 9.0% against 8.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 42nd and United States ranks 40th of 163 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 7.4% | 2.3% | United States |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 7.8% | 1.8% | United States |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 8.6% | 0.7% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Samoa or United States?
- United States, at 9.0% against 8.8% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Samoa and United States?
- 0.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and United States rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Samoa ranks 42nd and United States ranks 40th 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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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.