Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Ukraine: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
9.3%
in 2024
Ukraine
16.9%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
5th
Ukraine rank
6th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 16.9% against 9.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 7.6%.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Ukraine ranks 6th of 45 groups.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Ukraine Difference Ahead
2000s 7.3% 28.8% 21.6% Ukraine
2010s 7.9% 19.8% 11.8% Ukraine
2020s 8.9% 15.8% 6.9% Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 16.9% against 9.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Ukraine?
7.6%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Ukraine?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Ukraine rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Ukraine ranks 6th of 45 groups.
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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.