Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Paraguay: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 15.4% against 8.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Paraguay ranks 7th of 45 groups.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 7.8% | 0.9% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 11.6% | 4.1% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 14.8% | 6.4% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 15.4% against 8.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Paraguay?
- 6.7%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Paraguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Paraguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Paraguay ranks 7th of 45 groups.
- 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.