Mexico vs Venezuela: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Mexico
7.4%
in 2024
Venezuela
7.3%
in 2024
Mexico rank
65th
Venezuela rank
66th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Mexico
- Venezuela
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 7.4% against 7.3% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 65th and Venezuela ranks 66th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.7% | 1.4% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.2% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Mexico or Venezuela?
- Mexico, at 7.4% against 7.3% in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Mexico and Venezuela?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Venezuela?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Venezuela rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Mexico ranks 65th and Venezuela ranks 66th 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.