Central African Republic vs Guinea-Bissau: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Central African Republic
1.5%
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau
1.3%
in 2019
Central African Republic rank
75th
Guinea-Bissau rank
78th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 75th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 78th of 85 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 11.0% 4.8% 6.2% Central African Republic
2010s 1.7% 1.9% 0.1% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Central African Republic or Guinea-Bissau?
Central African Republic, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Central African Republic and Guinea-Bissau?
0.2%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Guinea-Bissau?
5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Central African Republic and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
Central African Republic ranks 75th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 78th 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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About this data

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

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.