Paraguay vs World Bank (upper middle income): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Paraguay
34.49
in 2022
World Bank (upper middle income)
27.06
in 2022
Paraguay rank
51st
World Bank (upper middle income) rank
50th

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

  • Paraguay
  • World Bank (upper middle income)
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 34.49 against 27.06 in World Bank (upper middle income), a difference of 7.43.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.3 times World Bank (upper middle income)'s.

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

Paraguay ranks 51st and World Bank (upper middle income) ranks 50th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay World Bank (upper middle income) Difference Ahead
2000s 23.65 15.35 8.3 Paraguay
2010s 29.44 22.57 6.87 Paraguay
2020s 33.78 26.45 7.32 Paraguay

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, Paraguay or World Bank (upper middle income)?
Paraguay, at 34.49 against 27.06 in World Bank (upper middle income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Paraguay and World Bank (upper middle income)?
7.43, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and World Bank (upper middle income)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Paraguay and World Bank (upper middle income) rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Paraguay ranks 51st and World Bank (upper middle income) ranks 50th 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.

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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