Belarus vs Germany: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Belarus
3.4%
in 2024
Germany
3.3%
in 2024
Belarus rank
132nd
Germany rank
133rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Belarus
- Germany
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 132nd and Germany ranks 133rd of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 3.7% | 5.3% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.2% | 1.4% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 0.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Belarus or Germany?
- Belarus, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Belarus and Germany?
- 0.1%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Germany?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Germany rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Belarus ranks 132nd and Germany ranks 133rd 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.