North America vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- North America
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.5% against 9.8% in North America, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.9 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 2nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.6% | 1.5% | North America |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 13.9% | 5.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 18.4% | 8.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, North America or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 18.5% against 9.8% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 8.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do North America and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- North America ranks 2nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
- 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.