Paraguay vs SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)

Paraguay
15.4
in 2024
SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America
8.78
in 2024
Paraguay rank
2nd
SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America rank
2nd

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

  • Paraguay
  • SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America
051015200020122024

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 15.4 against 8.78 in SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America, a difference of 6.62.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.8 times SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America's.

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

Paraguay ranks 2nd and SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America ranks 2nd of 27 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America Difference Ahead
2000s 7.75 6.94 0.8175 Paraguay
2010s 11.59 7.55 4.04 Paraguay
2020s 14.76 8.41 6.35 Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), Paraguay or SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America?
Paraguay, at 15.4 against 8.78 in SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Paraguay and SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America?
6.62, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Paraguay and SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
Paraguay ranks 2nd and SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America ranks 2nd 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