Botswana vs Ireland: Share of children who are overweight or obese
Botswana
11.5%
in 2024
Ireland
11.2%
in 2024
Botswana rank
21st
Ireland rank
23rd
Share of children who are overweight or obese over time
- Botswana
- Ireland
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 11.5% against 11.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 21st and Ireland ranks 23rd of 163 countries.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.