Table 1 Latin American countries listed in descending order of Nutrition Transition Scores and the indicators that contribute to them
Country | PPP | PPP Score | Total kcal | Total kcal score | % Energy from fat | % Energy fat-score | IMR1 | IMR Score | NCD Mortality % | NCD Score | Overweight/Obese % | OV/OB score | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colombia | 11.32 | 2707 | 24.2% | 19 | 66 | 48.3 | 0 | ||||||
El Salvador | 8.97 | 2587 | 20.2% | 20 | 67 | 61.1 | 0 | ||||||
Guatemala | 13.53 | 2226 | 23.7% | 33 | 47 | 51.5 | 0 | ||||||
Honduras | 21.36 | 2687 | 24.7% | 25 | 69 | 50.1 | 0 | ||||||
Dominican Republic | 3.30 | 2451 | 30.8% | 28 | 68 | 54.3 | 0 | ||||||
Peru | 6.20 | 2520 | 15.2% | 22 | 59 | 46.3 | 0 | ||||||
Ecuador | 6.45 | 2271 | 36.3% | 1 | 24 | 65 | 55 | 1 | |||||
Brazil | 6.14 | 3171 | 1 | 31.5% | 1 | 21 | 74 | 51.7 | 2 | ||||
Venezuela | 6.63 | 2783 | 26.3% | 16 | 1 | 66 | 66.9 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Costa Rica | 2.42 | 1 | 2876 | 27.6% | 9 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 58.3 | 3 | |||
Mexico | 1.15 | 1 | 3188 | 1 | 26.7% | 17 | 78 | 1 | 68.3 | 1 | 4 | ||
Argentina | 1.94 | 1 | 2974 | 1 | 33.1% | 1 | 15 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 64.2 | 1 | 6 |