Guinea vs Kenya: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Guinea
4.7%
in 2024
Kenya
4.6%
in 2024
Guinea rank
108th
Kenya rank
111th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Guinea
- Kenya
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 4.7% against 4.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Guinea ranks 108th and Kenya ranks 111th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 7.2% | 2.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.8% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 0.2% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Guinea or Kenya?
- Guinea, at 4.7% against 4.6% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Guinea and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Kenya?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Kenya rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Guinea ranks 108th and Kenya ranks 111th 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.