Jordan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Jordan
10.6%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.8%
in 2024
Jordan rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
34th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Jordan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 10.6% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Jordan ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 163 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 0.3% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.4% | 3.0% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 3.4% | 5.5% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Jordan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Jordan, at 10.6% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Jordan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 6.8%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Jordan ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th 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.