Algeria vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Algeria
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 13.3% against 7.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 13th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 163 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 5.5% | 9.3% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 6.8% | 5.9% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 7.6% | 4.5% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Algeria or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Algeria, at 13.3% against 7.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Algeria and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 5.5%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Algeria ranks 13th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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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About this data
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.