Myanmar vs East Timor: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Myanmar
0.6%
in 2024
East Timor
1.2%
in 2024
Myanmar rank
163rd
East Timor rank
161st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Myanmar
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 1.2% against 0.6% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 2.0 times Myanmar's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 163rd and East Timor ranks 161st of 163 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 4.0% | 0.4% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.1% | 0.6% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Myanmar or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 1.2% against 0.6% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Myanmar and East Timor?
- 0.6%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and East Timor?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and East Timor rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Myanmar ranks 163rd and East Timor ranks 161st 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.