Mali vs Nigeria: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Mali
1.3%
in 2024
Nigeria
1.6%
in 2024
Mali rank
160th
Nigeria rank
157th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Mali
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.6% against 1.3% in Mali, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 160th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 163 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 4.9% | 2.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 2.0% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Mali or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.6% against 1.3% in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Mali and Nigeria?
- 0.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Mali ranks 160th and Nigeria ranks 157th 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.