China vs Panama: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
China
11.1%
in 2024
Panama
10.9%
in 2024
China rank
26th
Panama rank
28th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- China
- Panama
How they compare
China currently reports 11.1% against 10.9% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
China ranks 26th and Panama ranks 28th of 163 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 9.4% | 2.9% | Panama |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 11.2% | 3.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 11.2% | 1.3% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, China or Panama?
- China, at 11.1% against 10.9% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between China and Panama?
- 0.2%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do China and Panama rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- China ranks 26th and Panama ranks 28th 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.
Individual pages
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.