Barbados vs South Africa: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Barbados
13.0%
in 2024
South Africa
12.8%
in 2024
Barbados rank
14th
South Africa rank
17th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Barbados
- South Africa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.0% against 12.8% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.
Barbados ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 17th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 12.0% | 1.6% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 13.2% | 0.8% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.0% | 0.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Barbados or South Africa?
- Barbados, at 13.0% against 12.8% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Barbados and South Africa?
- 0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and South Africa rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Barbados ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 17th 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.