Botswana vs Serbia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Botswana
12.2%
in 2024
Serbia
13.0%
in 2024
Botswana rank
21st
Serbia rank
19th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Botswana
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 13.0% against 12.2% in Botswana, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Serbia ahead.
Botswana ranks 21st and Serbia ranks 19th of 163 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 18.9% | 8.2% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 13.9% | 2.6% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 0.0% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Botswana or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 13.0% against 12.2% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Botswana and Serbia?
- 0.8%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Serbia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Serbia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Botswana ranks 21st and Serbia ranks 19th 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.