Comoros vs India: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Comoros
3.9%
in 2024
India
3.7%
in 2024
Comoros rank
121st
India rank
124th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

  • Comoros
  • India
051015200020122024

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 3.9% against 3.7% in India, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.

Comoros ranks 121st and India ranks 124th of 163 countries.

Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros India Difference Ahead
2000s 14.8% 2.3% 12.4% Comoros
2010s 8.6% 2.2% 6.3% Comoros
2020s 4.4% 3.2% 1.2% Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Comoros or India?
Comoros, at 3.9% against 3.7% in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Comoros and India?
0.2%, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and India?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Comoros and India rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
Comoros ranks 121st and India ranks 124th 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.