Chad vs Madagascar: Share of children who are overweight or obese

Chad

2.5%

in 2024

Madagascar

2.3%

in 2024

Chad rank

145th

Madagascar rank

148th

Share of children who are overweight or obese over time

Chad
Madagascar

How they compare

Chad currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 145th and Madagascar ranks 148th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of children who are overweight or obese
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 4,075 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.