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

Brazil
10.88
in 2024
SDG - Central America
6.98
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
SDG - Central America rank
8th

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

  • Brazil
  • SDG - Central America
02.557.510200020122024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 10.88 against 6.98 in SDG - Central America, a difference of 3.9.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was SDG - Central America ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and SDG - Central America ranks 8th of 27 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and SDG - Central America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil SDG - Central America Difference Ahead
2000s 6.65 6.68 0.0259 SDG - Central America
2010s 8.23 6.49 1.74 Brazil
2020s 10.14 6.73 3.41 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 - Central America?
Brazil, at 10.88 against 6.98 in SDG - Central America as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Brazil and SDG - Central America?
3.9, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and SDG - Central America?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Brazil and SDG - Central America rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
Brazil ranks 7th and SDG - Central America ranks 8th 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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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