How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

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.

Brunei vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Brunei

9.5%

in 2024

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

3.4%

in 2024

Brunei rank

41st

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

40th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Brunei
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 9.5% against 3.4% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 6.1%.

That makes Brunei's figure about 2.8 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Brunei ranks 41st and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 40th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.7%	2.1%	5.6%	Brunei
2010s	8.7%	2.2%	6.6%	Brunei
2020s	9.4%	2.9%	6.4%	Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Brunei or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Brunei, at 9.5% against 3.4% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Brunei and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 6.1%, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Brunei and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Brunei ranks 41st and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 40th 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.