SDG - South America vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
SDG - South America
9.94
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
18.34
in 2024
SDG - South America rank
1st
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
1st
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- SDG - South America
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 18.34 against 9.94 in SDG - South America, a difference of 8.4.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.8 times SDG - South America's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.
SDG - South America ranks 1st and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 1st of 9 groups.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG - South America | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.14 | 11.84 | 4.7 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 8.19 | 15.97 | 7.78 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 9.44 | 18.09 | 8.65 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 18.34 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 8.4, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG - South America and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do SDG - South America and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- SDG - South America ranks 1st and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 1st 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.