Low & middle income vs Syria: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Low & middle income
5.1%
in 2024
Syria
11.0%
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
29th
Syria rank
27th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Low & middle income
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 11.0% against 5.1% in Low & middle income, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Syria's figure about 2.1 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 29th and Syria ranks 27th of 45 groups.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 19.3% | 14.1% | Syria |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 14.4% | 9.4% | Syria |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 10.7% | 5.8% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Low & middle income or Syria?
- Syria, at 11.0% against 5.1% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Low & middle income and Syria?
- 5.9%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Low & middle income and Syria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th and Syria ranks 27th of 45 groups.
- 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.