El Salvador vs Mexico: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)

El Salvador
8.46
in 2024
Mexico
7.44
in 2024
El Salvador rank
13th
Mexico rank
16th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
02468200020122024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 8.46 against 7.44 in Mexico, a difference of 1.02.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

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

El Salvador ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 16th of 27 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 5.13 7.11 1.98 Mexico
2010s 6.9 6.74 0.1605 El Salvador
2020s 8.13 7.08 1.05 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), El Salvador or Mexico?
El Salvador, at 8.46 against 7.44 in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between El Salvador and Mexico?
1.02, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
El Salvador ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 16th 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