In 2020, around 7.5 percent of children younger than five years old were considered overweight in Latin America and the Caribbean. The subregion showing the highest overweight prevalence in young children was South America, with 8.2 percent.
Prevalence of overweight in children younger than five years old in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012 and 2020, by subregion
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FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme. (July 12, 2021). Prevalence of overweight in children younger than five years old in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012 and 2020, by subregion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034369/share-five-year-old-children-overweight-latin-america/
FAO, und IFAD, und WHO, und UNICEF, und World Food Programme. "Prevalence of overweight in children younger than five years old in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012 and 2020, by subregion." Chart. July 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034369/share-five-year-old-children-overweight-latin-america/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2021). Prevalence of overweight in children younger than five years old in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012 and 2020, by subregion. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034369/share-five-year-old-children-overweight-latin-america/
FAO, and IFAD, and WHO, and UNICEF, and World Food Programme. "Prevalence of Overweight in Children Younger than Five Years Old in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2012 and 2020, by Subregion." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034369/share-five-year-old-children-overweight-latin-america/
FAO & IFAD & WHO & UNICEF & World Food Programme, Prevalence of overweight in children younger than five years old in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012 and 2020, by subregion Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034369/share-five-year-old-children-overweight-latin-america/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Prevalence of overweight in children younger than five years old in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012 and 2020, by subregion [Graph], FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme, July 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034369/share-five-year-old-children-overweight-latin-america/