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

Brazil
10.88
in 2024
SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean
8.77
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean rank
4th

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

  • Brazil
  • SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean
02.557.510200020122024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 10.88 against 8.77 in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 2.11.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean's.

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

Brazil ranks 7th and SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 27 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 6.65 6.93 0.277 SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 8.23 7.55 0.6862 Brazil
2020s 10.14 8.39 1.75 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 - Latin America and the Caribbean?
Brazil, at 10.88 against 8.77 in SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Brazil and SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean?
2.11, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Brazil and SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
Brazil ranks 7th and SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th 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