Barbados vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Barbados
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.0% against 7.9% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 14th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th of 163 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 5.6% | 4.8% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 6.9% | 5.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 7.7% | 5.4% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Barbados or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Barbados, at 13.0% against 7.9% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 5.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Barbados ranks 14th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th 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.