Morocco vs Serbia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Morocco
11.2%
in 2024
Serbia
12.2%
in 2024
Morocco rank
23rd
Serbia rank
20th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Morocco
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 12.2% against 11.2% in Morocco, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 23rd and Serbia ranks 20th of 163 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 17.8% | 4.3% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 13.1% | 1.5% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 11.2% | 0.4% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Morocco or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 12.2% against 11.2% in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Morocco and Serbia?
- 1.0%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Serbia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Serbia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Morocco ranks 23rd and Serbia ranks 20th 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.