Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Azerbaijan or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Azerbaijan, at 4.2% against 4.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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.

Azerbaijan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Azerbaijan

4.2%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

4.2%

in 2024

Azerbaijan rank

113th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

113th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Azerbaijan
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 4.2% against 4.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 113th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 113th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.9%	6.6%	3.3%	Azerbaijan
2010s	9.8%	4.2%	5.6%	Azerbaijan
2020s	5.3%	3.7%	1.6%	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Azerbaijan or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Azerbaijan, at 4.2% against 4.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Azerbaijan and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.0%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Azerbaijan ranks 113th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 113th 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.