Barbados vs Europe & Central Asia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Barbados
13.0%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia
7.5%
in 2024
Barbados rank
14th
Europe & Central Asia rank
16th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Barbados
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.0% against 7.5% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.7 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 14th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th of 163 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.4% | 1.0% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 8.0% | 4.3% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 7.2% | 5.8% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Barbados or Europe & Central Asia?
- Barbados, at 13.0% against 7.5% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Barbados and Europe & Central Asia?
- 5.5%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Europe & Central Asia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Barbados ranks 14th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th 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.