Arab World vs Barbados: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Arab World
7.3%
in 2024
Barbados
13.0%
in 2024
Arab World rank
17th
Barbados rank
14th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Arab World
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.0% against 7.3% in Arab World, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.8 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Arab World ranks 17th and Barbados ranks 14th of 45 groups.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.4% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 12.4% | 3.3% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 13.1% | 5.8% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Arab World or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 13.0% against 7.3% in Arab World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Arab World and Barbados?
- 5.7%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Barbados?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Arab World and Barbados rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Arab World ranks 17th and Barbados ranks 14th 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 (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.