Eritrea vs Gambia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Eritrea
2.9%
in 2024
Gambia
2.9%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
139th
Gambia rank
139th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Eritrea
- Gambia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.9% against 2.9% in Gambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 139th and Gambia ranks 139th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.9% | 1.0% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Eritrea or Gambia?
- Eritrea, at 2.9% against 2.9% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Eritrea and Gambia?
- 0.0%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Gambia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Eritrea ranks 139th and Gambia ranks 139th 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.