Barbados vs Paraguay: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Barbados
42.0%
in 2024
Paraguay
42.5%
in 2024
Barbados rank
20th
Paraguay rank
17th

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Barbados
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 42.5% against 42.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Paraguay ahead.

Barbados ranks 20th and Paraguay ranks 17th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Paraguay Difference Ahead
1980s 12.4% 14.1% 1.6% Paraguay
1990s 18.7% 19.9% 1.2% Paraguay
2000s 26.7% 26.8% 0.1% Paraguay
2010s 34.9% 34.4% 0.5% Barbados
2020s 40.6% 40.8% 0.1% Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Barbados or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 42.5% against 42.0% in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Barbados and Paraguay?
0.5%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Paraguay?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Paraguay rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Barbados ranks 20th and Paraguay ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed