Afghanistan vs Malawi: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Afghanistan
4.7%
in 2024
Malawi
4.8%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
108th
Malawi rank
106th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.8% against 4.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 108th and Malawi ranks 106th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 10.3% | 5.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 0.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 0.8% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 4.8% against 4.7% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 108th and Malawi ranks 106th 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, male (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, male, is the percentage of boys 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.