Ukraine vs Upper middle income: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Ukraine
16.0%
in 2024
Upper middle income
8.6%
in 2024
Ukraine rank
6th
Upper middle income rank
7th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Ukraine
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 16.0% against 8.6% in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Ukraine ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 163 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ukraine | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 7.3% | 20.2% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 8.0% | 10.7% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 8.4% | 6.5% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Ukraine or Upper middle income?
- Ukraine, at 16.0% against 8.6% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Ukraine and Upper middle income?
- 7.4%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and Upper middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ukraine and Upper middle income rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Ukraine ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 7th 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.