Canada vs North Macedonia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Canada
12.1%
in 2024
North Macedonia
13.0%
in 2024
Canada rank
22nd
North Macedonia rank
19th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

  • Canada
  • North Macedonia
051015200020122024

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 13.0% against 12.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Canada ranks 22nd and North Macedonia ranks 19th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and North Macedonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada North Macedonia Difference Ahead
2000s 10.6% 14.1% 3.5% North Macedonia
2010s 11.9% 12.6% 0.7% North Macedonia
2020s 12.1% 11.9% 0.2% Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Canada or North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at 13.0% against 12.1% in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Canada and North Macedonia?
0.9%, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North Macedonia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Canada and North Macedonia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
Canada ranks 22nd and North Macedonia 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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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.