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Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected by country

Countries reporting
18
Highest
1,322
Egypt
Lowest
6.28
Djibouti
Median
136.91
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
525

What the numbers show

Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected is currently reported for 18 countries. The highest value is 1,322 in Egypt; the lowest is 6.28 in Djibouti.

The median across all reporting countries is 136.91, and the mean is 221.36.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 211.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 417.1%), and the largest decrease in Libya (down 78.4%).

Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Egypt 1,322 2024 down 23.6% flat
2 Algeria 617 2024 up 5.6% rising
3 Morocco 351.55 2024 down 10.8% falling
4 Syrian Arab Republic 270.54 2024 down 33.3% falling
5 Iraq 258.5 2024 down 51.5% falling
6 Saudi Arabia 223.74 2024 down 21.1% rising
7 Sudan 196.94 2024 up 33.2% flat
8 Iran, Islamic Republic of 164.94 2024 down 37.2% falling
9 Tunisia 151.48 2024 down 3.1% rising
10 Jordan 122.34 2024 up 76.1% rising
11 Yemen 107.83 2024 up 13.3% falling
12 Palestine, State of 63.15 2024 up 19.8% rising
13 Oman 37.38 2024 up 209.9% volatile
14 Libya 29.85 2024 down 78.4% falling
15 Kuwait 26.69 2024 down 4.8% rising
16 Lebanon 20.6 2024 down 40.8% falling
17 Qatar 13.41 2024 up 12.3% rising
18 Djibouti 6.28 2024 up 417.1% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
21 places, 525 data points, 2000–2024
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