Tonga vs United States: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Tonga
10.1%
in 2024
United States
10.3%
in 2024
Tonga rank
41st
United States rank
40th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Tonga
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 10.3% against 10.1% in Tonga, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 41st and United States ranks 40th of 163 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 8.4% | 7.2% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 8.9% | 6.0% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 9.9% | 1.5% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Tonga or United States?
- United States, at 10.3% against 10.1% in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Tonga and United States?
- 0.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Tonga and United States rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Tonga ranks 41st and United States ranks 40th 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.