Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 28.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ecuador, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ecuador stood at 28.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ecuador peaked at 28.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1980.
That places Ecuador 77th 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 (crude estimate) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.0% | — |
| 1981 | 6.2% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 6.6% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 8.8% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 8.5% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 12.6% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 18.2% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 25.5% | 28.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ecuador?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ecuador was 28.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1980.
- How does Ecuador rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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