How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mexico?

5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Mexico: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Malaysia

6.6%

in 2022

Mexico

6.9%

in 2022

Malaysia rank

30th

Mexico rank

27th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

Malaysia
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 6.9% against 6.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Mexico ahead.

Malaysia ranks 30th and Mexico ranks 27th of 85 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.2%	8.3%	2.1%	Mexico
2010s	6.3%	5.6%	0.7%	Malaysia
2020s	6.6%	6.9%	0.3%	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Malaysia or Mexico?: Mexico, at 6.9% against 6.6% in Malaysia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Malaysia and Mexico?: 0.3%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mexico?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Mexico rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?: Malaysia ranks 30th and Mexico ranks 27th of 85 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (% 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 (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 85 places, 718 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.