Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Ecuador
Ecuador: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 16.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.8%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
49th
of 198 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 2024
All-time low
3.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Ecuador, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 16.8% for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Ecuador peaked at 16.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1980.
That places Ecuador 49th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.2% | — |
| 1981 | 3.3% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.7% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.1% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.2% | 16.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Ecuador?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Ecuador was 16.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1980.
- How does Ecuador rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Ecuador ranks 49th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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