Low income vs Tonga: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Low income
3.5%
in 2024
Tonga
9.5%
in 2024
Low income rank
38th
Tonga rank
41st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Low income
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 9.5% against 3.5% in Low income, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 2.7 times Low income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 38th and Tonga ranks 41st of 45 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 14.8% | 10.0% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 14.1% | 10.8% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 10.7% | 7.6% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Low income or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 9.5% against 3.5% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Low income and Tonga?
- 6.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Tonga rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Low income ranks 38th and Tonga ranks 41st 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.