Argentina vs Paraguay: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Argentina
15.1%
in 2024
Paraguay
16.3%
in 2024
Argentina rank
9th
Paraguay rank
7th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Argentina
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 16.3% against 15.1% in Argentina, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 7th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 8.3% | 2.9% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 12.3% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 15.6% | 1.6% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Argentina or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 16.3% against 15.1% in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Argentina and Paraguay?
- 1.2%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Paraguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Paraguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Argentina ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 7th 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, male (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, male, is the percentage of boys 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.