Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 31.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.4%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
58th
of 198 countries
All-time high
31.4%
in 2024
All-time low
6.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in El Salvador, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 31.4% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in El Salvador peaked at 31.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1980.
El Salvador ranks 58th 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 (crude estimate) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.5% | — |
| 1981 | 6.8% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 7.1% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 7.8% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 8.2% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 8.6% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 9.0% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +2.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 31.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.6%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 31.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.4%, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.1% | 6.5% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 10.5% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 16.7% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 23.0% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 28.7% | 31.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in El Salvador?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in El Salvador was 31.4% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- El Salvador ranks 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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