Latin America & Caribbean vs Samoa: Prevalence of overweight, female
Latin America & Caribbean
67.2%
in 2022
Samoa
92.2%
in 2022
Latin America & Caribbean rank
6th
Samoa rank
3rd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 92.2% against 67.2% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 25.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.6% | 82.8% | 37.3% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 87.2% | 34.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 90.3% | 29.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 91.9% | 25.6% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Latin America & Caribbean or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 92.2% against 67.2% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa?
- 25.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 3rd 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.