How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malawi?

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

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.

Indonesia vs Malawi: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Indonesia

4.0%

in 2023

Malawi

3.9%

in 2020

Indonesia rank

42nd

Malawi rank

44th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

Indonesia
Malawi

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 4.0% against 3.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Indonesia ranks 42nd and Malawi ranks 44th of 85 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.0%	8.9%	5.9%	Malawi
2010s	8.1%	5.9%	2.2%	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Indonesia or Malawi?: Indonesia, at 4.0% against 3.9% in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Indonesia and Malawi?: 0.1%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malawi?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Indonesia and Malawi rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?: Indonesia ranks 42nd and Malawi ranks 44th 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.