Brazil vs SDG - Caribbean: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)

Brazil
10.88
in 2024
SDG - Caribbean
6.69
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
SDG - Caribbean rank
9th

Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time

  • Brazil
  • SDG - Caribbean
02.557.510200020122024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 10.88 against 6.69 in SDG - Caribbean, a difference of 4.19.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times SDG - Caribbean's.

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

Brazil ranks 7th and SDG - Caribbean ranks 9th of 27 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil SDG - Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 6.65 6.08 0.5695 Brazil
2010s 8.23 6.51 1.72 Brazil
2020s 10.14 6.66 3.49 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), Brazil or SDG - Caribbean?
Brazil, at 10.88 against 6.69 in SDG - Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Brazil and SDG - Caribbean?
4.19, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and SDG - Caribbean?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Brazil and SDG - Caribbean rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
Brazil ranks 7th and SDG - Caribbean ranks 9th of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2. 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 (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
36 places, 900 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed