Samoa vs South Asia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Samoa
9.4%
in 2024
South Asia
3.4%
in 2024
Samoa rank
44th
South Asia rank
41st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Samoa
- South Asia
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.4% against 3.4% in South Asia, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 2.8 times South Asia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 44th and South Asia ranks 41st of 163 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 2.1% | 3.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 2.2% | 4.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 2.9% | 5.6% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Samoa or South Asia?
- Samoa, at 9.4% against 3.4% in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Samoa and South Asia?
- 6.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Asia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and South Asia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Samoa ranks 44th and South Asia ranks 41st 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.