Chile vs Poland: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Chile
8.7%
in 2024
Poland
8.6%
in 2024
Chile rank
49th
Poland rank
51st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Chile
- Poland
How they compare
Chile currently reports 8.7% against 8.6% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 49th and Poland ranks 51st of 163 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 5.1% | 6.0% | Chile |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 6.4% | 3.1% | Chile |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.0% | 0.7% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Chile or Poland?
- Chile, at 8.7% against 8.6% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Chile and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Poland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Poland rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Chile ranks 49th and Poland ranks 51st 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.