Low & middle income vs Paraguay: Prevalence of overweight
Low & middle income
40.0%
in 2022
Paraguay
69.1%
in 2022
Low & middle income rank
27th
Paraguay rank
28th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Low & middle income
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 69.1% against 40.0% in Low & middle income, a difference of 29.1%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.7 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 27th and Paraguay ranks 28th of 43 groups.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 45.9% | 26.2% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 54.6% | 28.5% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 63.0% | 29.4% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 68.3% | 29.2% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Low & middle income or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 69.1% against 40.0% in Low & middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Low & middle income and Paraguay?
- 29.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Paraguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Low & middle income and Paraguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Low & middle income ranks 27th and Paraguay ranks 28th 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.