Libya vs Tajikistan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Libya
5.0%
in 2024
Tajikistan
4.9%
in 2024
Libya rank
100th
Tajikistan rank
102nd

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

  • Libya
  • Tajikistan
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 5.0% against 4.9% in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 100th and Tajikistan ranks 102nd of 163 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Tajikistan Difference Ahead
2000s 26.5% 8.5% 18.0% Libya
2010s 19.5% 4.9% 14.6% Libya
2020s 7.2% 4.3% 2.9% Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Libya or Tajikistan?
Libya, at 5.0% against 4.9% in Tajikistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Libya and Tajikistan?
0.1%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Tajikistan?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Libya and Tajikistan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
Libya ranks 100th and Tajikistan ranks 102nd 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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.