Paraguay vs Trinidad and Tobago: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)

Paraguay
15.4%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
15.0%
in 2024
Paraguay rank
7th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
8th

Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time

  • Paraguay
  • Trinidad and Tobago
051015200020122024

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 15.4% against 15.0% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Paraguay ahead.

Paraguay ranks 7th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
2000s 7.8% 7.2% 0.6% Paraguay
2010s 11.6% 12.1% 0.5% Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 14.8% 14.9% 0.1% Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Paraguay or Trinidad and Tobago?
Paraguay, at 15.4% against 15.0% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.4%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
Paraguay ranks 7th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
177 places, 4,555 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed