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

Niger, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Senegal as of 2022.

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

9 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.

Niger vs Senegal: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Niger

1.2%

in 2022

Senegal

1.1%

in 2023

Niger rank

89th

Senegal rank

90th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Niger
Senegal

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.

Niger ranks 89th and Senegal ranks 90th of 93 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.7%	3.2%	1.5%	Senegal
2010s	0.7%	1.5%	0.7%	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Niger or Senegal?: Niger, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Senegal as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Niger and Senegal?: 0.1%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Senegal?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Niger and Senegal rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Niger ranks 89th 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.