How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malawi?

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

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.

Indonesia vs Malawi: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Indonesia

4.3%

in 2023

Malawi

4.4%

in 2020

Indonesia rank

51st

Malawi rank

49th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Indonesia
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4.4% against 4.3% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Indonesia ranks 51st and Malawi ranks 49th of 93 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.3%	9.5%	6.2%	Malawi
2010s	8.0%	6.3%	1.7%	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Indonesia or Malawi?: Malawi, at 4.4% against 4.3% in Indonesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Indonesia and Malawi?: 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malawi?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Indonesia and Malawi rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Indonesia ranks 51st and Malawi ranks 49th 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: 17 September 2026

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.