Trinidad and Tobago vs WB - Latin America & Caribbean: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Trinidad and Tobago
14.98
in 2024
WB - Latin America & Caribbean
8.77
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago rank
3rd
WB - Latin America & Caribbean rank
4th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- WB - Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 14.98 against 8.77 in WB - Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 6.21.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.7 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.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 3rd and WB - Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th of 27 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | WB - Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.17 | 6.93 | 0.2425 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 12.06 | 7.55 | 4.52 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 14.89 | 8.39 | 6.49 | 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), Trinidad and Tobago or WB - Latin America & Caribbean?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 14.98 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 Trinidad and Tobago and WB - Latin America & Caribbean?
- 6.21, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and WB - Latin America & Caribbean?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and WB - Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 3rd 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.