Ireland vs Middle income: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Ireland
11.2%
in 2024
Middle income
5.5%
in 2024
Ireland rank
23rd
Middle income rank
23rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Ireland
- Middle income
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 11.2% against 5.5% in Middle income, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 2.0 times Middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 23rd and Middle income ranks 23rd of 163 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 5.2% | 3.6% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 5.3% | 5.3% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 5.4% | 5.8% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Ireland or Middle income?
- Ireland, at 11.2% against 5.5% in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Ireland and Middle income?
- 5.7%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Middle income rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Ireland ranks 23rd and Middle income ranks 23rd 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.