Child adolescent obesity in Guatemala
Guatemala: Child adolescent obesity was 23.51 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.51
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
112th
of 199 countries
All-time high
23.51
in 2024
All-time low
9.61
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Guatemala, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child adolescent obesity in Guatemala is 23.51, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Guatemala peaked at 23.51 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.61, in 1980.
Guatemala ranks 112th of 199 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.19 | 9.61 | 13.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.64 | 13.49 | 17.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.34 | 18.05 | 20.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.61 | 20.61 | 22.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.14 | 22.77 | 23.51 | 5 |
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More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,202 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 186,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 202,919 (2025)
- Population, female 9.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 186,376 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 190,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,663 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Guatemala?
- Child adolescent obesity in Guatemala was 23.51 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 23.51 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.61 in 1980.
- How does Guatemala rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Guatemala ranks 112th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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