Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Australia
27.8%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
9.3%
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
Latin America & Caribbean rank
3rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Australia
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Australia currently reports 27.8% against 9.3% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 18.5%.
That makes Australia's figure about 3.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd of 163 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 7.4% | 2.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 8.0% | 8.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 8.9% | 16.5% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Australia or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Australia, at 27.8% against 9.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Australia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 18.5%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Australia ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd 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.