Comoros vs Moldova: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Comoros
4.2%
in 2024
Moldova
4.3%
in 2024
Comoros rank
120th
Moldova rank
118th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

  • Comoros
  • Moldova
51015200020122024

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 4.3% against 4.2% in Comoros, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Comoros ranks 120th and Moldova ranks 118th of 163 countries.

Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Moldova Difference Ahead
2000s 15.7% 8.7% 6.9% Comoros
2010s 9.1% 4.7% 4.4% Comoros
2020s 4.7% 3.8% 0.8% Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Comoros or Moldova?
Moldova, at 4.3% against 4.2% in Comoros as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Comoros and Moldova?
0.1%, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Moldova?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Moldova rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
Comoros ranks 120th and Moldova ranks 118th 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.