Ethiopia vs Germany: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Ethiopia
3.6%
in 2024
Germany
3.5%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
132nd
Germany rank
135th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Ethiopia
- Germany
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.6% against 3.5% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 132nd and Germany ranks 135th of 163 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 4.0% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 3.4% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Ethiopia or Germany?
- Ethiopia, at 3.6% against 3.5% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Ethiopia and Germany?
- 0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Germany?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Germany rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 132nd and Germany ranks 135th 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.