Netherlands vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Netherlands
5.4%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.4%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
86th
Sierra Leone rank
86th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sierra Leone
0246200020122024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 5.4% against 5.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Netherlands ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 3.3% 3.8% 0.5% Sierra Leone
2010s 4.4% 2.6% 1.8% Netherlands
2020s 5.2% 4.1% 1.1% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Netherlands or Sierra Leone?
Netherlands, at 5.4% against 5.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Netherlands and Sierra Leone?
0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sierra Leone?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
Netherlands ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th 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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.