IDA total vs Tonga: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
IDA total
3.3%
in 2024
Tonga
9.5%
in 2024
IDA total rank
43rd
Tonga rank
41st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- IDA total
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 9.5% against 3.3% in IDA total, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 2.9 times IDA total's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 43rd and Tonga ranks 41st of 45 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 14.8% | 10.2% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 14.1% | 10.8% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 10.7% | 7.6% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, IDA total or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 9.5% against 3.3% in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between IDA total and Tonga?
- 6.2%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and Tonga rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- IDA total ranks 43rd and Tonga ranks 41st 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.