Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Tuvalu: Prevalence of overweight, female
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 88.8% against 66.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 22.2%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Tuvalu ranks 4th of 43 groups.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.2% | 81.6% | 36.3% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 84.8% | 32.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 87.3% | 26.9% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 88.6% | 22.8% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 88.8% against 66.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tuvalu?
- 22.2%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tuvalu?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tuvalu rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Tuvalu ranks 4th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.