Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Mexico

Mexico: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 37.36 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
37.36
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
26th
of 196 countries
All-time high
37.36
in 2024
All-time low
8.68
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Mexico, 1980–2024

102030401980200220241980: 8.71981: 9.21982: 9.71983: 10.21984: 10.71985: 11.31986: 11.91987: 12.51988: 13.11989: 13.81990: 14.51991: 15.21992: 15.91993: 16.61994: 17.31995: 181996: 18.71997: 19.41998: 20.11999: 20.92000: 21.52001: 22.22002: 22.92003: 23.52004: 24.22005: 24.82006: 25.42007: 262008: 26.72009: 27.32010: 282011: 28.72012: 29.42013: 30.12014: 30.82015: 31.52016: 32.12017: 32.82018: 33.52019: 34.12020: 34.82021: 35.42022: 36.12023: 36.72024: 37.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Mexico stood at 37.36. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Mexico peaked at 37.36 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.68, in 1980.

Mexico ranks 26th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Mexico, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 8.68
1981 9.16 +5.6%
1982 9.67 +5.5%
1983 10.19 +5.4%
1984 10.74 +5.4%
1985 11.31 +5.3%
1986 11.9 +5.2%
1987 12.51 +5.1%
1988 13.14 +5.0%
1989 13.79 +5.0%
1990 14.47 +4.9%
1991 15.16 +4.8%
1992 15.86 +4.6%
1993 16.56 +4.5%
1994 17.28 +4.3%
1995 17.99 +4.1%
1996 18.71 +4.0%
1997 19.43 +3.8%
1998 20.14 +3.7%
1999 20.85 +3.5%
2000 21.55 +3.3%
2001 22.22 +3.1%
2002 22.88 +3.0%
2003 23.52 +2.8%
2004 24.15 +2.7%
2005 24.78 +2.6%
2006 25.4 +2.5%
2007 26.03 +2.5%
2008 26.68 +2.5%
2009 27.33 +2.5%
2010 28.01 +2.5%
2011 28.7 +2.5%
2012 29.4 +2.4%
2013 30.1 +2.4%
2014 30.79 +2.3%
2015 31.47 +2.2%
2016 32.15 +2.1%
2017 32.81 +2.1%
2018 33.46 +2.0%
2019 34.1 +1.9%
2020 34.75 +1.9%
2021 35.41 +1.9%
2022 36.05 +1.8%
2023 36.7 +1.8%
2024 37.36 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11.11 8.68 13.79 10
1990s 17.64 14.47 20.85 10
2000s 24.45 21.55 27.33 10
2010s 31.1 28.01 34.1 10
2020s 36.06 34.75 37.36 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 23 Fiji 39.04 compare
  2. 24 Panama 37.72 compare
  3. 25 Palestine, State of 37.4 compare
  4. 27 Argentina 37.2 compare
  5. 28 Brunei Darussalam 37.05 compare
  6. 29 Georgia 35.71 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Mexico?
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Mexico was 37.36 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 37.36 in 2024.
What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 8.68 in 1980.
How does Mexico rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
Mexico ranks 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Obesity prevalence adults who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Obesity prevalence adults who gho
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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