Child adolescent obesity in Paraguay
Paraguay: Child adolescent obesity was 37.23 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
37.23
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
36th
of 199 countries
All-time high
37.23
in 2024
All-time low
10.47
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Paraguay, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child adolescent obesity in Paraguay stood at 37.23. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Paraguay peaked at 37.23 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.47, in 1980.
Paraguay ranks 36th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2 | 10.47 | 14.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3 | 14.8 | 19.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.98 | 20.33 | 25.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.51 | 26.35 | 33.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.56 | 33.87 | 37.23 | 5 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,098 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 339 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 59,968 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 58,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 59,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 57,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 58,301 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 56,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Paraguay?
- Child adolescent obesity in Paraguay was 37.23 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 37.23 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.47 in 1980.
- How does Paraguay rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Paraguay ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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