Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Seychelles: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
5.7%
in 2024
Seychelles
11.6%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
25th
Seychelles rank
28th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 11.6% against 5.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 5.9%.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Seychelles ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Seychelles ranks 28th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Seychelles Difference Ahead
2000s 9.0% 9.2% 0.3% Seychelles
2010s 7.7% 10.9% 3.2% Seychelles
2020s 5.9% 11.5% 5.6% Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 11.6% against 5.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Seychelles?
5.9%, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Seychelles?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Seychelles rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Seychelles ranks 28th of 45 groups.
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.