Chad vs Madagascar: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Chad
2.5%
in 2024
Madagascar
2.3%
in 2024
Chad rank
145th
Madagascar rank
148th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Chad
- Madagascar
How they compare
Chad currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 145th and Madagascar ranks 148th of 163 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 0.5% | Chad |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Chad |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Chad or Madagascar?
- Chad, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Chad and Madagascar?
- 0.2%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Madagascar rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Chad ranks 145th and Madagascar ranks 148th 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.