Barbados vs ECLAC_Latin America: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Barbados
42.02
in 2022
ECLAC_Latin America
36.17
in 2022
Barbados rank
20th
ECLAC_Latin America rank
21st
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Barbados
- ECLAC_Latin America
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 42.02 against 36.17 in ECLAC_Latin America, a difference of 5.85.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times ECLAC_Latin America's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 20th and ECLAC_Latin America ranks 21st of 193 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | ECLAC_Latin America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.57 | 24.08 | 2.49 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 35.27 | 30.78 | 4.49 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 41.13 | 35.43 | 5.69 | 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, Barbados or ECLAC_Latin America?
- Barbados, at 42.02 against 36.17 in ECLAC_Latin America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Barbados and ECLAC_Latin America?
- 5.85, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and ECLAC_Latin America?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and ECLAC_Latin America rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Barbados ranks 20th and ECLAC_Latin America ranks 21st of 193 countries.
- 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.