Guatemala vs Laos: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Guatemala
3.7%
in 2024
Laos
3.7%
in 2024
Guatemala rank
124th
Laos rank
124th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Guatemala
- Laos
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 3.7% against 3.7% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 124th and Laos ranks 124th of 163 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 2.0% | 3.5% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.5% | 1.6% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 0.3% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Guatemala or Laos?
- Guatemala, at 3.7% against 3.7% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Guatemala and Laos?
- 0.0%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Laos?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Laos rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Guatemala ranks 124th and Laos ranks 124th 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.