Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 28.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.9%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
69th
of 198 countries
All-time high
28.9%
in 2024
All-time low
7.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ecuador, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 28.9% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ecuador peaked at 28.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1980.
Ecuador ranks 69th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.0% | — |
| 1981 | 7.2% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 7.4% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 7.9% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 8.2% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 8.5% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 8.7% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 9.3% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 9.7% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 10.7% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.1% | 7.0% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 9.7% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 13.7% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 19.1% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 26.0% | 28.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ecuador?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ecuador was 28.9% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1980.
- How does Ecuador rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Ecuador ranks 69th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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