IDA total vs Samoa: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
IDA total
3.3%
in 2024
Samoa
9.4%
in 2024
IDA total rank
43rd
Samoa rank
44th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- IDA total
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.4% against 3.3% in IDA total, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 2.8 times IDA total's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 43rd and Samoa ranks 44th of 45 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 5.5% | 0.9% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 6.5% | 3.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 8.5% | 5.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, IDA total or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 9.4% against 3.3% in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between IDA total and Samoa?
- 6.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and Samoa rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- IDA total ranks 43rd and Samoa ranks 44th 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.