In 2018, 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 almost eight percent.
Prevalence of overweight in children younger than five years old in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012 and 2018, by subregion
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FAO, & IFAD, & WHO, & UNICEF, & World Food Programme. (August 1, 2019). Prevalence of overweight in children younger than five years old in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012 and 2018, by subregion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2020, 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 2018, by subregion." Chart. August 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034369/share-five-year-old-children-overweight-latin-america/
FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF, World Food Programme. (2019). Prevalence of overweight in children younger than five years old in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012 and 2018, by subregion. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2020. 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 2018, by Subregion." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2019, 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 2018, by subregion Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034369/share-five-year-old-children-overweight-latin-america/ (last visited August 09, 2020)
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