Belize vs Paraguay: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Belize
43.8%
in 2024
Paraguay
42.5%
in 2024
Belize rank
16th
Paraguay rank
17th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Belize
- Paraguay
How they compare
Belize currently reports 43.8% against 42.5% in Paraguay, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Paraguay ahead.
Belize ranks 16th and Paraguay ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.5% | 14.1% | 0.6% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 19.9% | 0.2% | Belize |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 26.8% | 1.6% | Belize |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 34.4% | 2.3% | Belize |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 40.8% | 1.7% | Belize |
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, Belize or Paraguay?
- Belize, at 43.8% against 42.5% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Belize and Paraguay?
- 1.3%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Paraguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Paraguay rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Belize ranks 16th 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.