Japan vs Pakistan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Japan
2.1%
in 2024
Pakistan
2.2%
in 2024
Japan rank
153rd
Pakistan rank
152nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Japan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 153rd and Pakistan ranks 152nd of 163 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 5.5% | 3.8% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 4.4% | 2.8% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.7% | 0.8% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Japan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Japan and Pakistan?
- 0.1%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pakistan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Pakistan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Japan ranks 153rd and Pakistan ranks 152nd 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.