América Latina y el Caribe vs Barbados: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

América Latina y el Caribe
36.16
in 2022
Barbados
42.02
in 2022
América Latina y el Caribe rank
22nd
Barbados rank
20th

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • América Latina y el Caribe
  • Barbados
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 42.02 against 36.16 in América Latina y el Caribe, a difference of 5.86.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times América Latina y el Caribe's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

América Latina y el Caribe ranks 22nd and Barbados ranks 20th of 156 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade América Latina y el Caribe Barbados Difference Ahead
2000s 24.04 26.57 2.53 Barbados
2010s 30.76 35.27 4.51 Barbados
2020s 35.43 41.13 5.7 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, América Latina y el Caribe or Barbados?
Barbados, at 42.02 against 36.16 in América Latina y el Caribe as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between América Latina y el Caribe and Barbados?
5.86, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for América Latina y el Caribe and Barbados?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do América Latina y el Caribe and Barbados rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
América Latina y el Caribe ranks 22nd and Barbados ranks 20th of 156 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed