Mean BMI (kg/m²) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 27.7 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in El Salvador, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean bmi (kg/m²) in El Salvador is 27.7, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in El Salvador peaked at 27.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.6, in 1975.
El Salvador ranks 31st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.6 | — |
| 1976 | 22.7 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 22.9 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 23 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 23.1 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 23.2 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 23.4 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 23.5 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 23.6 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 23.8 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 23.9 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 24.2 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 24.3 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 24.6 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 24.9 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.3 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 25.6 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 26 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.4 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.3 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.4 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 27.5 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.86 | 22.6 | 23.1 | 5 |
| 1980s | 23.83 | 23.2 | 24.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.21 | 24.6 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.52 | 26 | 27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4 | 27.1 | 27.7 | 7 |
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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 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2438 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.6576 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3554 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in El Salvador?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in El Salvador was 27.7 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6 in 1975.
- How does El Salvador rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- El Salvador ranks 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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