Iran vs Niger: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Iran
2.7%
in 2024
Niger
2.6%
in 2024
Iran rank
140th
Niger rank
142nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Iran
- Niger
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Niger, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 140th and Niger ranks 142nd of 163 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 0.8% | 4.4% | Iran |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.7% | 3.0% | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 1.1% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Iran or Niger?
- Iran, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Iran and Niger?
- 0.1%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Niger?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Niger rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Iran ranks 140th and Niger ranks 142nd 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.