Madagascar vs Pakistan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Madagascar
2.3%
in 2024
Pakistan
2.1%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
148th
Pakistan rank
150th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Madagascar
- Pakistan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Pakistan ahead.
Madagascar ranks 148th and Pakistan ranks 150th of 163 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 5.1% | 2.5% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 4.1% | 2.7% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.5% | 0.8% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Madagascar or Pakistan?
- Madagascar, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Madagascar and Pakistan?
- 0.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Pakistan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Pakistan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Madagascar ranks 148th and Pakistan ranks 150th 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.