SDG - South America vs Trinidad and Tobago: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
SDG - South America
9.94
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
14.98
in 2024
SDG - South America rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
3rd
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- SDG - South America
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 14.98 against 9.94 in SDG - South America, a difference of 5.04.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.5 times SDG - South America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was SDG - South America ahead.
SDG - South America ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 3rd of 9 groups.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG - South America | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.14 | 7.17 | 0.0329 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 8.19 | 12.06 | 3.88 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 9.44 | 14.89 | 5.45 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), SDG - South America or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 14.98 against 9.94 in SDG - South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between SDG - South America and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 5.04, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG - South America and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do SDG - South America and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- SDG - South America ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 3rd of 9 groups.
- 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.