Low income vs Thailand: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Low income
3.5%
in 2024
Thailand
9.9%
in 2024
Low income rank
38th
Thailand rank
37th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Low income
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 9.9% against 3.5% in Low income, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 2.8 times Low income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 38th and Thailand ranks 37th of 45 groups.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 7.5% | 2.7% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 9.4% | 6.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 9.9% | 6.8% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Low income or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 9.9% against 3.5% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Low income and Thailand?
- 6.4%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Thailand?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Thailand rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Low income ranks 38th and Thailand ranks 37th 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.
Individual pages
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.