Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Bosnia and Herzegovina
13.8%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
8.0%
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
14th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
15th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
10152025200020122024

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 13.8% against 8.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 5.8%.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.7 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been ahead every year.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 22.0% 12.9% 9.1% Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 17.0% 10.3% 6.8% Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 13.2% 7.9% 5.3% 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, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 13.8% against 8.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
5.8%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 15th 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.