Kyrgyzstan vs United States: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Kyrgyzstan
9.9%
in 2024
United States
9.7%
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
37th
United States rank
40th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • United States
0246810200020122024

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 9.9% against 9.7% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan United States Difference Ahead
2000s 9.3% 7.9% 1.3% Kyrgyzstan
2010s 7.1% 8.4% 1.3% United States
2020s 8.1% 9.3% 1.1% United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Kyrgyzstan or United States?
Kyrgyzstan, at 9.9% against 9.7% in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Kyrgyzstan and United States?
0.2%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and United States?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kyrgyzstan and United States rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th 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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.