Mongolia vs Small states: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Mongolia
13.1%
in 2024
Small states
6.9%
in 2024
Mongolia rank
18th
Small states rank
21st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Mongolia
- Small states
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 13.1% against 6.9% in Small states, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.9 times Small states's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Mongolia ranks 18th and Small states ranks 21st of 163 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.3% | 2.5% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 6.7% | 4.4% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 6.6% | 5.9% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Mongolia or Small states?
- Mongolia, at 13.1% against 6.9% in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Mongolia and Small states?
- 6.2%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Small states?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Small states rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Mongolia ranks 18th and Small states ranks 21st 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.