Oman vs Palestine: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Oman
9.3%
in 2024
Palestine
9.4%
in 2024
Oman rank
48th
Palestine rank
47th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

  • Oman
  • Palestine
246810200020122024

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 9.4% against 9.3% in Oman, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Oman ranks 48th and Palestine ranks 47th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Oman Palestine Difference Ahead
2000s 2.0% 8.0% 6.0% Palestine
2010s 3.9% 8.3% 4.4% Palestine
2020s 7.8% 8.7% 0.9% Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Oman or Palestine?
Palestine, at 9.4% against 9.3% in Oman as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Oman and Palestine?
0.1%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Palestine?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Oman and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
Oman ranks 48th and Palestine ranks 47th 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.