Albania vs High income: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Albania
16.7%
in 2024
High income
8.4%
in 2024
Albania rank
5th
High income rank
8th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

  • Albania
  • High income
510152025200020122024

How they compare

Albania currently reports 16.7% against 8.4% in High income, a difference of 8.3%.

That makes Albania's figure about 2.0 times High income's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Albania has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 5th and High income ranks 8th of 163 countries.

Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania High income Difference Ahead
2000s 23.0% 7.4% 15.6% Albania
2010s 18.6% 7.5% 11.0% Albania
2020s 15.6% 8.0% 7.6% Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Albania or High income?
Albania, at 16.7% against 8.4% in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Albania and High income?
8.3%, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and High income?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Albania and High income rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
Albania ranks 5th and High income ranks 8th 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 (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 (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 children is the percentage of children 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.