Botswana vs North Macedonia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Botswana
11.5%
in 2024
North Macedonia
12.3%
in 2024
Botswana rank
21st
North Macedonia rank
18th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Botswana
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 12.3% against 11.5% in Botswana, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Botswana ranks 21st and North Macedonia ranks 18th of 163 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 13.3% | 3.2% | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 11.8% | 1.1% | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 0.0% | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Botswana or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 12.3% against 11.5% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Botswana and North Macedonia?
- 0.8%, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North Macedonia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and North Macedonia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Botswana ranks 21st and North Macedonia ranks 18th 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.