Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Malawi or Zimbabwe?

Malawi, at 4.4% against 4.3% in Zimbabwe as of 2020.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 2009 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.

Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Malawi

4.4%

in 2020

Zimbabwe

4.3%

in 2024

Malawi rank

49th

Zimbabwe rank

51st

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Malawi
Zimbabwe

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Malawi ahead.

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

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.9%	3.5%	1.4%	Malawi
2010s	6.5%	4.4%	2.1%	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Malawi or Zimbabwe?: Malawi, at 4.4% against 4.3% in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Malawi and Zimbabwe?: 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Malawi ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 51st 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.