Moldova vs Zimbabwe: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Moldova
4.1%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
4.0%
in 2024
Moldova rank
117th
Zimbabwe rank
120th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Moldova
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Moldova has been ahead every year.
Moldova ranks 117th and Zimbabwe ranks 120th of 163 countries.
Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.6% | 0.6% | Moldova |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 0.4% | Moldova |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 0.1% | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Moldova or Zimbabwe?
- Moldova, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Moldova and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Moldova and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Moldova ranks 117th and Zimbabwe ranks 120th 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.