Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Nepal or Senegal?

Nepal, at 1.3% against 1.1% in Senegal as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Senegal?

5 years are reported by both, from 1996 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.

Nepal vs Senegal: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Nepal

1.3%

in 2022

Senegal

1.1%

in 2023

Nepal rank

87th

Senegal rank

90th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Nepal
Senegal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.3% against 1.1% in Senegal, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Senegal ahead.

Nepal ranks 87th and Senegal ranks 90th of 93 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.0%	1.9%	0.9%	Senegal
2010s	1.9%	1.7%	0.1%	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Nepal or Senegal?: Nepal, at 1.3% against 1.1% in Senegal as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Nepal and Senegal?: 0.2%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Senegal?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
How do Nepal and Senegal rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Nepal ranks 87th and Senegal ranks 90th 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.