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
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.