Brazil vs Early-demographic dividend: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Brazil
11.6%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend
4.7%
in 2024
Brazil rank
28th
Early-demographic dividend rank
31st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Brazil
- Early-demographic dividend
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 11.6% against 4.7% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.5 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 28th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 31st of 163 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Early-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 4.7% | 2.4% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 4.9% | 3.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 4.6% | 6.2% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Brazil or Early-demographic dividend?
- Brazil, at 11.6% against 4.7% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Brazil and Early-demographic dividend?
- 6.9%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Early-demographic dividend?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Brazil ranks 28th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 31st 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.