Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Venezuela
Venezuela: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 6.4% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Venezuela, 1984–2009
Source: 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'. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2009, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Venezuela stood at 6.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Venezuela peaked at 9.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1990.
That places Venezuela 35th out of 93 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 9.0% | — |
| 1990 | 4.0% | -55.6% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 6.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 6.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.1%, 90% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -55.6% | 9.0% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Venezuela?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Venezuela was 6.4% in 2009, according to 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'.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1984.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Venezuela ranks 35th out of 93 countries with data for 2009.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.