Ethiopia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age
Ethiopia
21.2%
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean
2.7%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
13th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
10th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time
- Ethiopia
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 21.2% against 2.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 18.5%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 7.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th of 96 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.0% | 5.0% | 33.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 3.5% | 21.6% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Ethiopia or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Ethiopia, at 21.2% against 2.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 18.5%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
- Ethiopia ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% 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 underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.