Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 68.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.1%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
68.1%
in 2024
All-time low
36.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Americas (WHO region), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Americas (WHO region) recorded 68.1% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 68.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 1980.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.2% | — |
| 1981 | 37.0% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 37.8% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 38.6% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 40.2% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 41.1% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 41.9% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 42.8% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 43.6% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 44.5% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 45.4% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 46.3% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 47.2% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 48.0% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 48.9% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 49.8% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 51.5% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 53.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 57.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 67.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.8% | 36.2% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.4% | 44.5% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 53.1% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 60.2% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 66.1% | 68.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO region)
- 1 American Samoa 91.0% compare
- 2 Tonga 91.0% compare
- 3 Tokelau 90.3% compare
- 4 Cook Islands 90.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Americas (WHO region)?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Americas (WHO region) was 68.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 1980.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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