Seychelles vs Syria: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Seychelles
11.6%
in 2024
Syria
11.7%
in 2024
Seychelles rank
28th
Syria rank
27th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Seychelles
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 11.7% against 11.6% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.
Seychelles ranks 28th and Syria ranks 27th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 20.4% | 11.1% | Syria |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 15.2% | 4.3% | Syria |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.4% | 0.1% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Seychelles or Syria?
- Syria, at 11.7% against 11.6% in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Seychelles and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Seychelles and Syria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Seychelles ranks 28th and Syria ranks 27th 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.