Panama vs Vietnam: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Panama
11.5%
in 2024
Vietnam
11.2%
in 2024
Panama rank
30th
Vietnam rank
32nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Panama
- Vietnam
How they compare
Panama currently reports 11.5% against 11.2% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 30th and Vietnam ranks 32nd of 163 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 2.9% | 7.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 5.8% | 6.2% | Panama |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 9.8% | 2.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Panama or Vietnam?
- Panama, at 11.5% against 11.2% in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Panama and Vietnam?
- 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Vietnam?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Vietnam rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Panama ranks 30th and Vietnam ranks 32nd 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.