Child adolescent obesity in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Child adolescent obesity was 33.63 in 2024. β² Rising
Child adolescent obesity in Nicaragua, 1980β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child adolescent obesity in Nicaragua is 33.63, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Nicaragua peaked at 33.63 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.02, in 1980.
Nicaragua ranks 52nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.02 | 11.02 | 15.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.65 | 15.9 | 21.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.16 | 21.93 | 26.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.92 | 26.69 | 31.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.69 | 31.74 | 33.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 49 Ecuador 33.88 compare
- 50 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 33.71 compare
- 51 Syrian Arab Republic 33.65 compare
- 53 Seychelles 33.49 compare
- 54 Jordan 33.46 compare
- 55 Egypt 32.8 compare
More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,175 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.492 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 62,167 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Nicaragua?
- Child adolescent obesity in Nicaragua was 33.63 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 33.63 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.02 in 1980.
- How does Nicaragua rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Nicaragua ranks 52nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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