Bangladesh vs Nepal: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Bangladesh
1.7%
in 2024
Nepal
1.9%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
157th
Nepal rank
154th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nepal ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 157th and Nepal ranks 154th of 163 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Bangladesh or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 1.9% against 1.7% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 0.2%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 157th and Nepal ranks 154th 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.