Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 27.2 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
27.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 189 countries
All-time high
27.2
in 2015
All-time low
22.8
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Nicaragua, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Nicaragua stood at 27.2. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Nicaragua peaked at 27.2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.8, in 1975.
Nicaragua ranks 45th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.8 | — |
| 1976 | 23 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 23.1 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 23.2 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 23.3 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 23.4 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 23.6 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 23.8 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 23.9 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 24.3 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 24.5 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 24.6 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 24.9 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 25.6 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.4 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 26.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.08 | 22.8 | 23.3 | 5 |
| 1980s | 23.97 | 23.4 | 24.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.15 | 24.6 | 25.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.23 | 25.8 | 26.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.99 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 45 Brunei Darussalam 27.2 compare
- 45 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.2 compare
- 48 Czechia 27.1 compare
- 48 Azerbaijan 27.1 compare
- 48 Malta 27.1 compare
- 48 United Kingdom 27.1 compare
- 48 Greece 27.1 compare
- 48 Australia 27.1 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 ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.17 % 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 0.0333 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.54 % 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 0.0237 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Nicaragua?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Nicaragua was 27.2 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8 in 1975.
- How does Nicaragua rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Nicaragua ranks 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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