Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 26.7 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Paraguay, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean bmi (kg/m²) in Paraguay is 26.7, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Paraguay peaked at 26.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.2, in 1975.
Paraguay ranks 63rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 5 |
| 1980s | 23.25 | 22.8 | 23.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.33 | 23.8 | 24.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.42 | 24.9 | 25.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.39 | 26 | 26.7 | 7 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Paraguay?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Paraguay was 26.7 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2 in 1975.
- How does Paraguay rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Paraguay ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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