Congo vs Malaysia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Congo
5.3%
in 2024
Malaysia
5.3%
in 2024
Congo rank
88th
Malaysia rank
88th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Congo
- Malaysia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 5.3% against 5.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 88th and Malaysia ranks 88th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.8% | 1.2% | Congo |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 6.1% | 1.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 5.5% | 1.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Congo or Malaysia?
- Congo, at 5.3% against 5.3% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Congo and Malaysia?
- 0.0%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malaysia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Malaysia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Congo ranks 88th and Malaysia ranks 88th 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.