Pre-demographic dividend vs United States: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Pre-demographic dividend
3.9%
in 2024
United States
10.3%
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend rank
37th
United States rank
40th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Pre-demographic dividend
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 10.3% against 3.9% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes United States's figure about 2.7 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th of 45 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pre-demographic dividend | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 8.4% | 3.1% | United States |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 8.9% | 5.4% | United States |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 9.9% | 6.4% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Pre-demographic dividend or United States?
- United States, at 10.3% against 3.9% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Pre-demographic dividend and United States?
- 6.4%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Pre-demographic dividend and United States rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th 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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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.