Child adolescent obesity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Child adolescent obesity was 30.57 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Child adolescent obesity in El Salvador, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child adolescent obesity in El Salvador is 30.57, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in El Salvador peaked at 30.57 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.05, in 1980.
El Salvador ranks 65th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Child adolescent obesity in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.05 | — |
| 1981 | 12.47 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 12.92 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 13.39 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 13.9 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 14.43 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 14.98 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 15.56 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 16.15 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 16.76 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 17.39 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 18.01 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 18.65 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 19.28 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 19.92 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 20.54 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 21.15 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 21.74 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 22.31 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 22.85 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 23.36 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 23.84 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 24.26 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 24.64 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 24.97 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 25.26 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 25.52 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 25.75 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 25.95 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 26.15 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 26.34 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 26.55 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.79 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 27.05 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 27.33 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.64 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.96 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 28.31 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 28.66 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 29.03 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 29.38 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 29.71 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 30.01 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 30.29 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 30.57 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.26 | 12.05 | 16.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.18 | 17.39 | 22.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.97 | 23.36 | 26.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.57 | 26.34 | 29.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.99 | 29.38 | 30.57 | 5 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,537 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0509 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in El Salvador?
- Child adolescent obesity in El Salvador was 30.57 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 30.57 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.05 in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for child adolescent obesity?
- El Salvador ranks 65th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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