Tanzania vs Turkmenistan: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Tanzania
4.7%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
4.8%
in 2024
Tanzania rank
97th
Turkmenistan rank
94th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Tanzania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 4.8% against 4.7% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Tanzania ranks 97th and Turkmenistan ranks 94th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 6.7% | 1.7% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.4% | 0.3% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 0.1% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Tanzania or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 4.8% against 4.7% in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Tanzania and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Turkmenistan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and Turkmenistan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Tanzania ranks 97th and Turkmenistan ranks 94th 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.