Bhutan vs Nauru: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Bhutan
8.5%
in 2024
Nauru
8.7%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
58th
Nauru rank
57th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Bhutan
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 8.7% against 8.5% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 58th and Nauru ranks 57th of 163 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.5% | 2.0% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 5.2% | 2.8% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 0.9% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Bhutan or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 8.7% against 8.5% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Bhutan and Nauru?
- 0.2%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nauru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Nauru rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Bhutan ranks 58th and Nauru ranks 57th 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.