Brazil vs WB - Latin America & Caribbean: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Brazil
10.88
in 2024
WB - Latin America & Caribbean
8.77
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
WB - Latin America & Caribbean rank
4th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Brazil
- WB - Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 10.88 against 8.77 in WB - Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 2.11.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times WB - Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB - Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and WB - Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and WB - Latin America & Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | WB - Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.65 | 6.93 | 0.277 | WB - Latin America & 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 WB - Latin America & Caribbean?
- Brazil, at 10.88 against 8.77 in WB - Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Brazil and WB - Latin America & Caribbean?
- 2.11, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and WB - Latin America & Caribbean?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and WB - Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Brazil ranks 7th and WB - Latin America & 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.