Fiji vs Mexico: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Fiji
7.3%
in 2024
Mexico
7.4%
in 2024
Fiji rank
66th
Mexico rank
65th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Fiji
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 7.4% against 7.3% in Fiji, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
Fiji ranks 66th and Mexico ranks 65th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 7.1% | 2.1% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 0.2% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 0.4% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Fiji or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 7.4% against 7.3% in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Fiji and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Mexico?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Mexico rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Fiji ranks 66th and Mexico ranks 65th 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.