Congo vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Congo
5.3%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.4%
in 2024
Congo rank
88th
Sierra Leone rank
86th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Congo
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 5.4% against 5.3% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 163 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 3.8% | 3.3% | Congo |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.6% | 2.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 0.4% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Congo or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 5.4% against 5.3% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Congo ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th 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.