Tanzania vs Turkmenistan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Tanzania
5.1%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
5.1%
in 2024
Tanzania rank
94th
Turkmenistan rank
94th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

  • Tanzania
  • Turkmenistan
02468200020122024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 5.1% against 5.1% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Tanzania ranks 94th and Turkmenistan ranks 94th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
2000s 5.3% 7.1% 1.8% Turkmenistan
2010s 4.4% 4.7% 0.3% Turkmenistan
2020s 4.6% 4.4% 0.1% Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Tanzania or Turkmenistan?
Tanzania, at 5.1% against 5.1% in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Tanzania and Turkmenistan?
0.0%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Turkmenistan?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Tanzania and Turkmenistan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
Tanzania ranks 94th and Turkmenistan ranks 94th 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.