Malta vs Pre-demographic dividend: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Malta
10.1%
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend
3.6%
in 2024
Malta rank
35th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
37th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Malta
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Malta currently reports 10.1% against 3.6% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Malta's figure about 2.8 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 35th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th of 163 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.0% | 2.3% | Malta |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 3.3% | 5.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 3.2% | 6.7% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Malta or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Malta, at 10.1% against 3.6% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Malta and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 6.5%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Malta ranks 35th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th 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.