Kenya vs South Sudan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Kenya
4.3%
in 2024
South Sudan
4.3%
in 2024
Kenya rank
111th
South Sudan rank
111th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Kenya
- South Sudan
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.3% against 4.3% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Sudan ahead.
Kenya ranks 111th and South Sudan ranks 111th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 9.4% | 2.7% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 5.0% | 0.5% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 0.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Kenya or South Sudan?
- Kenya, at 4.3% against 4.3% in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Kenya and South Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and South Sudan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Kenya ranks 111th and South Sudan ranks 111th 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.