Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Thailand: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 9.9% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 37th of 45 groups.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 7.5% | 2.5% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 9.4% | 6.0% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 9.9% | 6.5% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 9.9% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand?
- 6.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 37th 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.