How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Chad?

5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Chad: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Bangladesh

1.8%

in 2022

Chad

2.0%

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

68th

Chad rank

67th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

Bangladesh
Chad

How they compare

Chad currently reports 2.0% against 1.8% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 68th and Chad ranks 67th of 85 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Chad in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Chad	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.6%	2.4%	0.2%	Bangladesh
2000s	1.0%	3.3%	2.4%	Chad
2010s	2.3%	2.4%	0.1%	Chad
2020s	1.8%	2.0%	0.2%	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Bangladesh or Chad?: Chad, at 2.0% against 1.8% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Bangladesh and Chad?: 0.2%, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Chad?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Chad rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?: Bangladesh ranks 68th and Chad ranks 67th of 85 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% 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 (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 85 places, 718 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.