Early-demographic dividend vs Syria: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Early-demographic dividend
4.5%
in 2024
Syria
11.0%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend rank
30th
Syria rank
27th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 11.0% against 4.5% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Syria's figure about 2.5 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 30th and Syria ranks 27th of 45 groups.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 19.3% | 14.8% | Syria |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 14.4% | 9.8% | Syria |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 10.7% | 6.4% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Early-demographic dividend or Syria?
- Syria, at 11.0% against 4.5% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Early-demographic dividend and Syria?
- 6.5%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Syria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 30th and Syria ranks 27th of 45 groups.
- 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.