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
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.