How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Madagascar?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Central African Republic vs Madagascar: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Central African Republic

2.4%

in 2024

Madagascar

2.5%

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

149th

Madagascar rank

147th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

Central African Republic
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 149th and Madagascar ranks 147th of 163 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.0%	2.8%	3.2%	Central African Republic
2010s	2.3%	1.6%	0.8%	Central African Republic
2020s	2.0%	1.9%	0.1%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Central African Republic or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Central African Republic and Madagascar?: 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Madagascar?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Madagascar rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?: Central African Republic ranks 149th and Madagascar ranks 147th 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: 17 September 2026

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.