Barbados vs East Asia & Pacific: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Barbados
12.2%
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific
7.3%
in 2024
Barbados rank
14th
East Asia & Pacific rank
13th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Barbados
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 12.2% against 7.3% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 14th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th of 163 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 5.0% | 4.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 6.2% | 5.3% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 7.1% | 5.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Barbados or East Asia & Pacific?
- Barbados, at 12.2% against 7.3% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Barbados and East Asia & Pacific?
- 4.9%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and East Asia & Pacific?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Barbados ranks 14th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). 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, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.