Nepal vs Pakistan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Nepal
1.9%
in 2024
Pakistan
2.2%
in 2024
Nepal rank
154th
Pakistan rank
152nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Nepal
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2.2% against 1.9% in Nepal, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 154th 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 | Nepal | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 5.5% | 4.5% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 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, Nepal or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 2.2% against 1.9% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Nepal and Pakistan?
- 0.3%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Pakistan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Pakistan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Nepal ranks 154th 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.