Ireland vs Morocco: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Ireland
11.2%
in 2024
Morocco
11.2%
in 2024
Ireland rank
23rd
Morocco rank
23rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Ireland
- Morocco
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 11.2% against 11.2% in Morocco, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Morocco ahead.
Ireland ranks 23rd and Morocco ranks 23rd of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 13.5% | 4.7% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 11.6% | 1.1% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.8% | 0.4% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Ireland or Morocco?
- Ireland, at 11.2% against 11.2% in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Ireland and Morocco?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Morocco?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Morocco rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Ireland ranks 23rd and Morocco 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.