OECD members vs Trinidad and Tobago: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
OECD members
8.6%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
15.9%
in 2024
OECD members rank
9th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
8th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- OECD members
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 15.9% against 8.6% in OECD members, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.8 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was OECD members ahead.
OECD members ranks 9th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th of 45 groups.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 7.6% | 0.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 12.8% | 5.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 15.8% | 7.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 15.9% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- 7.3%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do OECD members and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- OECD members ranks 9th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th 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.