Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Samoa: Prevalence of overweight
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 87.7% against 64.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 23.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 4th 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 (excluding high income) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 77.7% | 34.9% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 82.3% | 31.4% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 85.7% | 26.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 87.4% | 23.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 87.7% against 64.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 23.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Samoa rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Samoa 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.