Central African Republic vs Somalia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Central African Republic
2.3%
in 2024
Somalia
2.5%
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
148th
Somalia rank
145th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Somalia
246200020122024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 148th and Somalia ranks 145th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 5.6% 4.4% 1.2% Central African Republic
2010s 2.2% 2.4% 0.2% Somalia
2020s 1.9% 2.1% 0.3% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Central African Republic or Somalia?
Somalia, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Central African Republic and Somalia?
0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
Central African Republic ranks 148th and Somalia ranks 145th 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

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.