United Kingdom vs United States: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male
United Kingdom
0.8%
in 2019
United States
0.5%
in 2018
United Kingdom rank
81st
United States rank
82nd
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male over time
- United Kingdom
- United States
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.8% against 0.5% in United States, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.6 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2008 it was United States ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 81st and United States ranks 82nd of 83 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male, United Kingdom or United States?
- United Kingdom, at 0.8% against 0.5% in United States as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male between United Kingdom and United States?
- 0.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
- How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male?
- United Kingdom ranks 81st and United States ranks 82nd of 83 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 underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of underweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.