Bulgaria vs Estonia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Bulgaria
5.5%
in 2024
Estonia
5.6%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
81st
Estonia rank
79th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 81st and Estonia ranks 79th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 4.7% | 4.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 5.4% | 0.6% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Bulgaria or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 0.1%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Bulgaria ranks 81st and Estonia ranks 79th 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.