Chad vs Niger: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Chad
2.5%
in 2024
Niger
2.6%
in 2024
Chad rank
145th
Niger rank
142nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Chad
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Chad, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 145th and Niger ranks 142nd of 163 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 0.8% | 2.3% | Chad |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | Chad |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 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 Niger?
- Niger, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Chad and Niger?
- 0.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Niger rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Chad ranks 145th and Niger ranks 142nd 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.