Ghana vs Japan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Ghana
1.9%
in 2024
Japan
2.1%
in 2024
Ghana rank
154th
Japan rank
153rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Ghana
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 154th and Japan ranks 153rd of 163 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1.8% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Ghana or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.1% against 1.9% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Ghana and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Japan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Japan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Ghana ranks 154th and Japan ranks 153rd 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.