Bangladesh vs Madagascar: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Bangladesh
1.6%
in 2022
Madagascar
1.9%
in 2021
Bangladesh rank
79th
Madagascar rank
78th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 1.9% against 1.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Madagascar ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 79th and Madagascar ranks 78th of 93 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 1.3% 2.2% 0.9% Madagascar
2000s 0.9% 6.2% 5.3% Madagascar
2010s 1.9% 1.2% 0.8% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Bangladesh or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 1.9% against 1.6% in Bangladesh as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Bangladesh and Madagascar?
0.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Madagascar?
6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Madagascar rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
Bangladesh ranks 79th and Madagascar ranks 78th of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Unit
% of children under 5
Source
UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 858 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed

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.