Bulgaria vs Uzbekistan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Bulgaria
5.5%
in 2024
Uzbekistan
5.5%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
81st
Uzbekistan rank
81st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Bulgaria
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.5% against 5.5% in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Uzbekistan has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 81st and Uzbekistan ranks 81st of 163 countries.
Uzbekistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 12.1% | 2.4% | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.8% | 0.2% | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Bulgaria or Uzbekistan?
- Bulgaria, at 5.5% against 5.5% in Uzbekistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Bulgaria and Uzbekistan?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Uzbekistan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Uzbekistan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Bulgaria ranks 81st and Uzbekistan ranks 81st 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.