How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Palestine?

6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2014.

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.

United States vs Palestine: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

United States

9.6%

in 2022

Palestine

10.2%

in 2020

United States rank

15th

Palestine rank

13th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

United States
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 10.2% against 9.6% in United States, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.

United States ranks 15th and Palestine ranks 13th of 85 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.4%	9.2%	0.8%	Palestine
2010s	9.4%	7.5%	1.9%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, United States or Palestine?: Palestine, at 10.2% against 9.6% in United States as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between United States and Palestine?: 0.6%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Palestine?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2014.
How do United States and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?: United States ranks 15th and Palestine ranks 13th 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.