Low & middle income vs Panama: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Low & middle income
5.1%
in 2024
Panama
10.9%
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
29th
Panama rank
28th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Low & middle income
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 10.9% against 5.1% in Low & middle income, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.1 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 29th and Panama ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 9.4% | 4.3% | Panama |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 11.2% | 6.2% | Panama |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 11.2% | 6.3% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Low & middle income or Panama?
- Panama, at 10.9% against 5.1% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Low & middle income and Panama?
- 5.8%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Panama?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Low & middle income and Panama rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th and Panama ranks 28th 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.