High income vs Ukraine: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
High income
8.4%
in 2024
Ukraine
16.0%
in 2024
High income rank
8th
Ukraine rank
6th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- High income
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 16.0% against 8.4% in High income, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.9 times High income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 8th and Ukraine ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 27.4% | 20.0% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 18.7% | 11.2% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 14.9% | 6.9% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, High income or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 16.0% against 8.4% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between High income and Ukraine?
- 7.6%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Ukraine?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do High income and Ukraine rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- High income ranks 8th and Ukraine ranks 6th 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.