Sierra Leone vs Vanuatu: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Sierra Leone
5.1%
in 2024
Vanuatu
5.1%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
81st
Vanuatu rank
81st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Sierra Leone
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 5.1% against 5.1% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 81st and Vanuatu ranks 81st of 163 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 4.2% | 0.6% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 4.7% | 2.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 5.0% | 1.1% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Sierra Leone or Vanuatu?
- Sierra Leone, at 5.1% against 5.1% in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Sierra Leone and Vanuatu?
- 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Vanuatu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Vanuatu rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st and Vanuatu ranks 81st 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.