Cape Verde vs El Salvador: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Cape Verde
8.4%
in 2024
El Salvador
8.5%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
55th
El Salvador rank
54th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Cape Verde
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 8.5% against 8.4% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 55th and El Salvador ranks 54th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.1% | 1.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 6.9% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 8.1% | 0.9% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Cape Verde or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 8.5% against 8.4% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and El Salvador rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Cape Verde ranks 55th and El Salvador ranks 54th 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.