Belarus vs North Korea: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Belarus
3.4%
in 2024
North Korea
3.3%
in 2024
Belarus rank
132nd
North Korea rank
133rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Belarus
- North Korea
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in North Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 132nd and North Korea ranks 133rd of 163 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 1.1% | 7.9% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 1.9% | 2.7% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Belarus or North Korea?
- Belarus, at 3.4% against 3.3% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Belarus and North Korea?
- 0.1%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and North Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and North Korea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Belarus ranks 132nd and North Korea 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.