Algeria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Algeria
14.1%
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina
13.8%
in 2024
Algeria rank
13th
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
14th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

  • Algeria
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
0510152025200020122024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 14.1% against 13.8% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Algeria ranks 13th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th of 163 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Bosnia and Herzegovina Difference Ahead
2000s 15.7% 22.0% 6.3% Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 13.5% 17.0% 3.5% Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 12.9% 13.2% 0.3% Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Algeria or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Algeria, at 14.1% against 13.8% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Algeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
0.3%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
Algeria ranks 13th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th 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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.