OECD members vs Paraguay: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
OECD members
8.6%
in 2024
Paraguay
16.3%
in 2024
OECD members rank
9th
Paraguay rank
7th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- OECD members
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 16.3% against 8.6% in OECD members, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.9 times OECD members's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 7th of 45 groups.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 8.3% | 1.1% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 12.3% | 4.6% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 15.6% | 7.3% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, OECD members or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 16.3% against 8.6% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between OECD members and Paraguay?
- 7.7%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Paraguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do OECD members and Paraguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- OECD members ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 7th 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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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.