Albania vs Latin America & Caribbean: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Albania
16.7%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
8.8%
in 2024
Albania rank
5th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
3rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Albania
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Albania currently reports 16.7% against 8.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Albania's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Albania has been ahead every year.
Albania ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd of 163 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 6.9% | 16.1% | Albania |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 7.5% | 11.0% | Albania |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 8.4% | 7.2% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Albania or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Albania, at 16.7% against 8.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Albania and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 7.9%, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Albania ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd 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 (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 children is the percentage of children 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.