How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ukraine?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Argentina vs Ukraine: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Argentina

14.3%

in 2024

Ukraine

16.0%

in 2024

Argentina rank

9th

Ukraine rank

6th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Argentina
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 16.0% against 14.3% in Argentina, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

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

Argentina ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 6th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.5%	27.4%	16.9%	Ukraine
2010s	11.3%	18.7%	7.4%	Ukraine
2020s	13.3%	14.9%	1.6%	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Argentina or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 16.0% against 14.3% in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Argentina and Ukraine?: 1.7%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ukraine?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Ukraine rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Argentina ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 6th 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: 17 September 2026

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.