Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brazil
Brazil: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brazil is 65.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brazil peaked at 65.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 1980.
That places Brazil 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.3% | — |
| 1981 | 29.9% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 30.4% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 31.0% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 32.2% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 32.8% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 33.4% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 34.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 34.7% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 35.3% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 36.0% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 36.7% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 37.3% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 39.4% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 40.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 40.8% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 42.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.9% | 29.3% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 35.3% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 42.2% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 50.5% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 61.0% | 65.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brazil?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brazil was 65.0% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Brazil ranks 49th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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