Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brazil
Brazil: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 30.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brazil is 30.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brazil peaked at 30.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1980.
That places Brazil 64th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.3% | — |
| 1981 | 6.5% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 6.9% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 7.6% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 30.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 8.7% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 12.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 17.6% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 26.2% | 30.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brazil?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brazil was 30.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Brazil ranks 64th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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